Sabres vs. Senators betting odds and trends

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The Buffalo Sabres are moderate favorites (-142) at home against the Ottawa Senators (+120) on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET.

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Moneyline

Sabres to win vs Senators -142

Bet $20, Payout $34.08

Sabres vs. Senators Game Info & Betting Lines

Buffalo and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 28 of 72 matches (38.9%) so far this season.
So far this season, 58.6% of Ottawa’s games (41/70) have had more goals than Wednesday’s over/under of 6.5.
Wednesday’s over/under is 0.4 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.1 for these two teams.
These two clubs concede a combined 6.6 goals per game, 0.0 more than this game’s over/under.

The Sabres are ranked 20th in the league with 214 goals this season, an average of 3.0 per contest.
On defense, the Sabres have given up 215 goals (3.0 per game) to rank 14th in NHL play.
They’re ranked 16th in the league with a -1 goal differential .
The Senators have the NHL’s 15th-ranked scoring offense (222 total goals, 3.2 per game).
The Senators have allowed 3.6 goals per game, 249 total, which ranks 28th among league teams.
They have a -27 goal differential, which ranks 27th in the league.

In 26 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Buffalo has been victorious 16 times.
In 15 games with shorter than -142 moneyline odds this season, the Sabres have won eight.
There is a 58.7% chance that Buffalo wins this game, per the moneyline.
In Ottawa’s 41 games playing as the moneyline underdog this season, it has 16 wins.
Ottawa is 10-12 when it is underdogs of +120 or longer on the moneyline.
The Senators have a 45.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

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With 17 goals and 35 assists this season, Rasmus Dahlin is one of Buffalo’s leading contributors (52 points).
Alex Tuch has 19 goals and 29 assists for Buffalo to compile 48 total points (0.7 per game).
With 45 points through 64 games (24 goals and 21 assists), Jeff Skinner has been an important part of Buffalo’s offense this season.
In 46 games played this season, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (24-18-3) has given up 110 goals.

Tim Stutzle has totaled 18 goals and 50 assists in 70 games for Ottawa, good for 68 points.
Brady Tkachuk is a leading scorer for Ottawa with 61 total points this season. He has scored 31 goals and added 30 assists in 69 games.
Ottawa’s Claude Giroux is among the leading scorers on the team with 58 total points (19 goals and 39 assists).
Joonas Korpisalo is 17-21-4 this season, compiling 1145 saves and allowing 144 goals (3.3 goals against average) with an .888 save percentage (63rd in the league).

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