San Jose Sharks vs. Buffalo Sabres odds, tips and betting trends
The Buffalo Sabres (27-22-4) and Tage Thompson (36 goals and 34 assists) visit the San Jose Sharks (17-28-11) and Erik Karlsson (18 goals and 55 assists) at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, February 18 at 10:30 PM ET, airing on ESPN+, NBCS-CA, and MSG-B.
Buffalo won 7-3 on the road its last time out on February 15 against the Anaheim Ducks.
San Jose played on the road its last time out on February 16, and fell 2-1 against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Get ready for this matchup with everything you need to know about Saturday’s hockey action.
Buffalo Sabres vs. San Jose Sharks Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Sabres (-121)
- Underdog: Sharks (+101)
- Over/under: 7
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- In 15 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Buffalo has won nine times.
- In 13 games with moneyline odds shorter than -121 this season, the Sabres have been victorious nine times.
- There is a 54.8% chance that Buffalo wins this contest, per the moneyline.
- Buffalo and its opponent have gone over the current 7-goal total in 31 of 53 games this season.
- Over the last 10 games, the Sabres have secured 75.0% of the possible points with a 6-3-1 record.
- They are scoring at a 3.4 goals-per-game average (34 total) during that time.
- Over on the defensive end, the Sabres have given up 33 goals (3.3 per game) in those 10 outings.
- The Sharks have secured an upset victory in 12, or 27.3%, of the 44 games they have played while the underdog this season.
- San Jose has a record of 11-31 in games when bookmakers list them +101 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline implies a 49.8% chance of victory for the Sharks.
- San Jose has combined with its opponent to score over 7 goals in 34 of 56 games this season.
- In their past 10 games, the Sharks are 3-5-2 to earn 55.0% of the possible points.
- They have averaged 2.6 goals per game (26 total) over that span.
- On the defensive end, the Sharks have given up 3.0 goals per game (30 total) over those 10 matchups.
- Game Day: Saturday, February 18, 2023
- Game Time: 10:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: MSG
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
