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FINAL	Score	Line	OU	Record	ATS	O-U-P	PF	PA	EST Score	EST Line
Lightning	7	-115		39-18-4	31-30-0	31-30-0	3.5	2.7	2.9	6.5UN (6.33)
Sabres	8	-105	6.5	38-19-6	37-26-0	30-33-0	3.4	3.0	3.5	-131

Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres Head to Head

2024-25 Recent Results

Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	GL	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Tampa Bay		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Mar 7	at Toronto	-218	-1.5 \| +114	6.5	5-2	W	W	O	77%	85%	87%	66%	85%	56%
Mar 5	at Winnipeg	-205	-1.5 \| +130	5.5	1-4	L	L	U	96%	88%	71%	58%	78%	80%
Mar 3	at Minnesota	-142	-1.5 \| +185	6.5	1-5	L	L	U	62%	58%	75%	26%	32%	48%
Tampa Bay		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	GL	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Feb 28	VS Buffalo	-245	-1.5 \| +100	6.5	2-6	L	L	O	48%	81%	53%	47%	63%	53%
Feb 26	at Carolina	+124	+1.5 \| -198	6.5	4-5	L	W	O	31%	34%	37%	77%	27%	28%
Feb 25	VS Toronto	-225	-1.5 \| +120	6.5	4-2	W	W	U	64%	84%	63%	50%	78%	52%
Feb 5	VS Florida	-218	-1.5 \| +120	5.5	6-1	W	W	O	67%	84%	64%	55%	54%	70%
Feb 3	VS Buffalo	-205	-1.5 \| +120	6.5	4-3	W	L	O	44%	74%	58%	36%	69%	61%
Feb 1	VS Boston	-218	-1.5 \| +124	5.5	6-5	W	L	O	37%	61%	61%	42%	82%	80%
Tampa Bay		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	GL	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Jan 29	VS Winnipeg	-185	-1.5 \| +136	5.5	4-1	W	W	U	81%	91%	83%	60%	79%	70%

2024-25 Recent Results

Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	GL	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Buffalo		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Mar 7	VS Nashville	-185	-1.5 \| +140	6.5	3-2	W	L	U	87%	92%	95%	77%	92%	49%
Mar 5	at Pittsburgh	-115	-1.5 \| +205	6.5	5-1	W	W	U	76%	67%	49%	33%	63%	47%
Mar 3	VS Vegas	-135	-1.5 \| +185	6.5	3-2	W	L	U	87%	78%	84%	49%	56%	45%
Buffalo		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	GL	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Feb 28	at Tampa Bay	+200	+1.5 \| -120	6.5	6-2	W	W	O	52%	19%	47%	53%	63%	53%
Feb 27	at Florida	-105	+1.5 \| -258	6.5	3-2	W	W	U	57%	42%	39%	72%	63%	50%
Feb 25	at New Jersey	-108	+1.5 \| -270	6.5	2-1	W	W	U	73%	62%	18%	84%	29%	29%
Feb 5	VS Pittsburgh	-125	-1.5 \| +180	6.5	2-5	L	L	O	73%	68%	35%	35%	94%	82%
Feb 3	at Tampa Bay	+170	+1.5 \| -142	6.5	3-4	OTL	W	O	56%	26%	42%	64%	69%	61%
Feb 2	at Florida	-105	+1.5 \| -250	6.5	5-3	W	W	O	57%	49%	45%	82%	71%	48%
Buffalo		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	GL	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Jan 31	VS Montreal	-125	-1.5 \| +180	6.5	2-4	L	L	U	71%	70%	80%	42%	93%	79%

Last 5 Head to Head Results

Date	Road/Home	Score	Line	ML	OU	SU	ATS	F/D	H/A	OU
2026 Feb 28	Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning	6 2	+1.5 -1.5	+200 -245	6.5	BUF	BUF	DOG	Road	Over
2026 Feb 3	Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning	3 4	+1.5 -1.5	+170 -205	6.5	-	BUF	DOG	Road	Over
2025 Apr 13	Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning	4 7	+1.5 -1.5	+215 -265	6.5	TAM	TAM	FAV	Home	Over
2025 Apr 5	Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres	2 3	-1.5 +1.5	-198 +164	6.5	BUF	BUF	DOG	HOME	Under
2025 Mar 6	Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning	5 6	+1.5 -1.5	+195 -238	6.5	TAM	BUF	DOG	Road	Over

Betting Splits

Sunday,Mar 8	Goal	Handle	Bets	Total	Handle	Bets	Money	Handle	Bets
Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres	-1.5 +1.5	39% 61%	17% 83%	6.5 6.5	85% 15%	63% 37%	-115 -105	52% 48%	42% 58%

Makinen Daily Ratings

Sunday, March 8	Final	Line	OU	Score Proj	Eff Line
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	-115		2.9	6.5UN (6.33)
Buffalo Sabres	8	-105	6.5	3.5	-131

Player	Pos	Injury
Lightning
Emil Lilleberg	D	Facial - is out indefinitely
Dominic James	LW	Lower Body - IR (03/03)
Gage Goncalves	C	Undisclosed - is out indefinitely
Nick Paul	LW	Undisclosed - IR (02/25)
Max Crozier	D	Abdominal - is out for season

Player	Position	Injury
Sabres
Logan Stanley	D	Visa Issues - is Questionable Sunday vs Tampa Bay
Luke Schenn	D	Visa Issues - is Questionable Sunday vs Tampa Bay
Tanner Pearson	LW	Acquired - is Questionable Sunday vs Tampa Bay
Tyson Kozak	C	Undisclosed - is Questionable Sunday vs Tampa Bay
Jordan Greenway	LW	Abdominal - IR (02/26)
Conor Timmins	D	Leg - IR (12/20)
Jiri Kulich	C	Ear - IR (11/06)
Justin Danforth	RW	Lower Body - IR (10/18)

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