Both the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres are coming off a defeat, heading into their matchup at Prudential Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. The Sabres are slight underdogs, at -102, and the Devils are -118.
New Jersey fell 3-1 at home in its last game on Feb. 5 against the New York Islanders. Three Devils players had one point each, including Jake Allen (one assist) and Nico Hischier (one goal).
Buffalo lost 5-2 at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins in its most recent game on Feb. 5. Six Sabres players recorded one point each in that outing, including Rasmus Dahlin (one assist) and Jack Quinn (one assist).
Here is our prediction for who will claim the victory in Wednesday’s game.
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For predictions on the upcoming game between the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Sabres 4 – Devils 3
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 7.04 goals)
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Devils vs. Sabres Moneylines
Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Devils-Sabres game.
Favorite: Devils (-118)Underdog: Sabres (-102)Devils Betting InsightsThe Devils have been victorious in 16 of their 33 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (48.5%).New Jersey is 14-13 (winning 51.9% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -118 or shorter.The Devils have a 54.1% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this matchup.In 21 games this season, New Jersey and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.Sabres Betting InsightsThis season the Sabres have been an underdog 29 times, and won 16, or 55.2%, of those games.Buffalo has a record of 14-12, a 53.8% win rate, when it’s been set as an underdog of -102 or more by sportsbooks this season.The implied probability of a win by the Sabres, based on the moneyline, is 50.5%.Buffalo’s games this season have had more than 6.5 goals 28 of 57 times.Devils Key StatsNew Jersey’s 143 total goals (2.5 per game) rank 30th in the NHL.The Devils have given up 175 total goals (3.1 per game), ranking 16th in NHL play in goals against.It has the league’s 29th-ranked goal differential at -32.The 30 power-play goals the Devils have put up this season (to rank 20th in the NHL) have come on 144 power-play chances.New Jersey’s 20.83% power-play conversion rate ranks 15th in the league.The four shorthanded goals the Devils have scored this season rank 15th among NHL teams.New Jersey’s 79.02% penalty-kill success rate ranks 19th in the league.New Jersey wins 50.3% of its faceoffs to rank 16th in the NHL.The Devils shoot 8.6% as a team (31st in the league).Sabres Key StatsBuffalo’s 192 goals on the season (3.4 per game) rank seventh in the league.The Sabres’ total of 176 goals allowed (3.1 per game) is 17th in the league.With a goal differential of +16, the team is ninth-best in the league in that category.The Sabres have 34 power-play goals (on 169 chances), 16th in the NHL.Buffalo’s power-play percentage (20.12) ranks the team 16th in the league.This season, the Sabres have seven shorthanded goals (second in league).The 82.47% penalty-kill percentage of Buffalo is seventh in the NHL.At 44.6%, Buffalo has the NHL’s 32nd-ranked faceoff win rate.With a shooting percentage of 12.2%, the Sabres are fifth in the league.
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