Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres odds, tips and betting trends
A pair of the league’s top offensive options meet when the Boston Bruins (47-8-5) and David Pastrnak (42 goals and 37 assists) host the Buffalo Sabres (31-24-4) and Tage Thompson (41 goals and 39 assists) at TD Garden on Thursday, March 2 at 7:00 PM ET, airing on .
Boston earned a 4-3 road victory against the Calgary Flames its last time out on February 28.
Buffalo lost 5-3 at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets in its last game on February 28.
Here is everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s hockey matchup.
Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Bruins (-295)
- Underdog: Sabres (+245)
- Over/under: 6.5
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- Boston has been victorious in 42 of the 51 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Bruins have a record of 8-1 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -295.
- The moneyline odds imply that Boston has a 74.7% chance of winning this contest.
- Boston and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6.5 goals in 25 of 60 games this season.
- In their last 10 games, the Bruins have gone 9-1-0 to earn 95.0% of the possible points.
- They have averaged 3.9 goals per game (39 total) during that time.
- Over on the defensive end, the Bruins have allowed 20 goals (2.0 per game) in those 10 outings.
- The Sabres have been the underdog 41 times this season, and upset their opponent in 20, or 48.8%, of those games.
- Buffalo has not entered a game with bigger moneyline odds than +245.
- The moneyline implies a 29.0% chance to win for the Sabres.
- Buffalo’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 35 of 59 chances this season.
- Over the past 10 contests, the Sabres have claimed 75.0% of the possible points with a 5-5-0 record.
- They are scoring at a 3.8 goals-per-game average (38 total) during that stretch.
- Defensively, the Sabres have allowed 40 goals (4.0 per game) in those 10 matchups.
- Game Day: Thursday, March 2, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NESN
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
