Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins odds, tips and betting trends
Two teams near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings meet when the 12th-place Buffalo Sabres (8-9-2) host the 11th-place Pittsburgh Penguins (9-9) at KeyBank Center on Friday at 6:00 PM ET.
Buffalo’s last game was a 4-3 overtime road loss to the Washington Capitals on November 22.
Pittsburgh’s most recent game was a home loss, 1-0, to the New York Rangers on November 22.
Prepare for this matchup with what you need to know before Friday’s hockey action.
- Favorite: Sabres (-115)
- Underdog: Penguins (-105)
- Buffalo has gone 5-2 as the favorite this season.
- In six games with lower than -115 moneyline odds this season, the Sabres have won four.
- According to the moneyline odds, Buffalo has a 53.5% chance of winning this contest.
- In the past 10 contests, the Sabres have secured 60.0% of the possible points with a 4-4-2 record.
- They have totaled 27 goals over that span.
- Defensively, the Sabres have given up 33 goals (3.3 per game) in those 10 matchups.
- The Penguins have been listed as the underdog six times this season, and upset their opponent four times.
- Pittsburgh has a record of 3-2 in games when bookmakers list the team at -105 or longer on the moneyline.
- The win probability for the Penguins, implied from the moneyline, is 51.2%.
- In the last 10 contests, the Penguins are 6-4-0 (80.0% of possible points).
- They have totaled 35 goals over that stretch.
- Defensively, the Penguins have given up 21 goals (2.1 per game) in those 10 matchups.
