Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Predators vs. Sabres NHL Odds
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(14-10-5) Nashville Predators vs. Buffalo Sabres (15-11-6)
Date: Thursday, December 12th
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo NY
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Predators -125 Sabres +105
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Predators -1.5
NHL Betting Total: 6
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Both Nashville and Buffalo come into Thursday’s matchup on a 2-game winning streak. The Sabres are trying to keep at least within shouting distance of Boston in the Atlantic, although the Bruins have lost 3 straight.
The Predators are just trying to stay competitive and in the hunt for a Western Conference playoff berth where they are currently out of the wild card slot. Nonetheless, the Preds are a road favorite Thursday interestingly enough.
Nashville Predators
Oddsmakers are calling this close although Nashville at -125 on the road does peak some interest. The Predators have won two in a row – but they were supposed to vs. New Jersey (NAS -256) and San Jose (NAS -169).
Otherwise the Predators are having a very down year by their standards. Over the last 10 games Nashville has home losses to Winnipeg and Vancouver (-170 favorites in both), and was shut out 0-3 by Florida.
Nashville ranks #6 in the NHL in goals scored and takes the 4th most shots in the league. They have scored at least 3 goals in 7 of the last 10 but were in a couple of very low scoring games vs. the Sabres last season.
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One of the reasons that Nashville isn’t nearer to the top of the Western Conference is because Pekka Rinne has had a down year. The Preds veteran has allowed at least 4 goals in 5 of his last 7 appearances. That bodes well not only for Buffalo as underdogs, but also to push the ‘over’ as well.
Buffalo Sabres
Why is Buffalo an underdog on Thursday, albeit slightly at +105. The Sabres too have won back-to-back games and against much better competition than Nashville has faced.
Buffalo’s last two games include a 5-2 win over defending Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis and an OT victory against 1st place Edmonton. Buffalo has cashed out at +155 and +113 respectively in their last two.
The Sabres are 4-1-2 in their last 6 and have gone 9-3-3 at home this season. Jack Eichel has also scored 18 points in the last 10 games and will be the best player on the ice on Thursday.
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Are all of these trends making Buffalo look like TOO easy of a play here? Public betting consensus numbers were very scarce as of publishing but the Sabres look like far and away the pick in this game. Of course, that’s never good.
The Sabres may be going with Carter Hutton in lieu of Linus Ullmark in this one. Buffalo has a big game with the Islanders coming up Saturday and may look past the Western Conference Predators.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Predators are 1-5 last 6 as a road favorite
- Sabres are 6-14 last 20 overall
- Sabres are 2-6 last 8 vs. Western Conference
- Road team is 13-3 last 16 H2H meetings
- Predators are 4-1 last 5 H2H meetings
- Predators are 8-0 last 8 in Buffalo
Free Buffalo Sabres vs. Nashville Predators NHL Prediction:
Do you go contrarian and take the Predators in this one or stick with Buffalo at home? The Sabres’ 2-game win streak has been much more impressive than Nashville’s.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Sabres +105
Oddsmakers are setting this line on name alone – the Predators are mediocre though and Buffalo has been pretty good the past couple seasons.
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