Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo Sabres odds, tips and betting trends

The sixth-place squad in the Eastern Conference, the Carolina Hurricanes (13-8-1), host the 13th-ranked Buffalo Sabres (10-11-2) at PNC Arena on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET.

Carolina fell in a 5-4 overtime defeat at home its last time out on November 30 against the New York Islanders.

Buffalo played on the road in its last game on November 30, and fell 6-4 against the St. Louis Blues.

Here is what you need to prepare for Saturday’s action.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-243)
• Underdog: Sabres (+198)
• Over/under: 6.5

• Carolina has won 13 of its 20 games as a favorite this season.
• The Hurricanes have a record of 3-1 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -243.
• The moneyline odds say Carolina has a 70.8% chance of winning this game.
• Carolina and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 11 of 22 games this season.
• In the past 10 games, the Hurricanes are 6-3-1 (75.0% of possible points).
• They have averaged 3.3 goals per game (33 total) over that time.
• On the defensive side, the Hurricanes have given up three goals per game (30 total) in those 10 outings.

• The Sabres have been made the underdog 16 times this season, and upset their opponent five times.
• Buffalo has not entered a game with longer moneyline odds than +198.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 33.6% chance for the Sabres to win.
• So far this season, 39.1% of Buffalo’s games (9/23) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
• Over the last 10 games, the Sabres have gone 4-5-1 (65.0% of possible points).
• They have averaged 2.7 goals per game (27 total) over that stretch.
• Defensively, the Sabres have given up 35 goals (3.5 per game) in those 10 matchups.

• Game Day: Saturday, December 2, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)