Sabres vs. Blue Jackets betting odds and trends

Data Skrive:

The Buffalo Sabres are moderate favorites (-148) away at the Columbus Blue Jackets (+124) at Nationwide Arena on Thursday.

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Moneyline

Sabres to win vs Blue Jackets -148

Bet $20, Payout $33.51

Sabres vs. Blue Jackets Game Info & Betting Lines

In 31 games last season, Buffalo and its opponent combined for more than 6.5 goals.
Columbus’ games last season had over 6.5 goals 42 of 81 times.
The two teams combined to score 5.8 goals per game, 0.7 fewer than this one’s total.
These two teams allowed a combined 6.6 goals per game, 0.1 more than this one’s total.
In terms of goals scored, the Sabres were 23rd in the league, and the Blue Jackets were 24th.
The Blue Jackets were 31st in the league in goals surrendered, and the Sabres were 11th.

The Sabres’ 244 total goals (3.0 per game) made them the 23rd-ranked scoring team in the NHL last season.
The Sabres were 11th in goals against, giving up 243 total goals (3.0 per game) in league play.
Their goal differential (+1) ranked 17th in the league.
The Blue Jackets’ 234 goals last season (2.8 per game) ranked them 24th in the NHL.
The Blue Jackets gave up 3.6 goals per game (298 in total), 31st in the NHL.
With a goal differential of -64, they were 29th in the league.

The Sabres won 19 of their 30 games when listed as a moneyline favorite last season (63.3%).
When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -148 or shorter, Buffalo had a 9-7 record (winning 56.2% of its games).
The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Sabres a 59.7% chance to win.
Last season the Blue Jackets won 22 of the 74 games, or 29.7%, in which they were an underdog.
Columbus was 21-45 last season as an underdog by +124 or more on the moneyline.
Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blue Jackets have a 44.6% chance to win.

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With two goals and four assists this season, Alex Tuch is one of Buffalo’s top contributors (six points).
Tage Thompson has three goals and zero assists for Buffalo to compile three total points (0.6 per game).
On 11 shots (for two goals) and one assist, Jordan Greenway has contributed three points this season.
In three games played this season, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (0-2-1) has given up 11 goals.

Columbus’ Sean Monahan collected 33 assists and 26 goals in 83 games last season, for 59 points.
Zachary Werenski was pivotal for Columbus’ attack with 57 total points (0.8 per game), including 11 goals and 46 assists in 70 games.
Kirill Marchenko scored 23 goals and contributed 19 assists for Columbus, giving him a point total of 42.
Elvis Merzlikins had a record of 13-17-8 in 41 games last season, conceding 130 goals (3.4 goals against average) with an .897 save percentage, 47th in the league.

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