Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres odds, tips and betting trends
The Tampa Bay Lightning (36-17-3) host the Buffalo Sabres (28-23-4) at Amalie Arena on Thursday, February 23 at 7:00 PM ET, airing on ESPN+, BSSUN, and MSG-B. The matchup features two of the NHL’s most productive offensive options in Nikita Kucherov (22 goals and 57 assists) and Tage Thompson (36 goals and 36 assists).
Tampa Bay secured a 6-1 home victory over the Anaheim Ducks in its last game on February 21.
Buffalo played at home its last time out on February 21, and lost 6-3 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Here is what you need to prepare for Thursday’s hockey matchup.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Lightning (-231)
- Underdog: Sabres (+190)
- Over/under: 7
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- Tampa Bay has gone 33-12 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
- In 14 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -231, the Lightning have 10 wins.
- The moneyline odds imply that Tampa Bay has a 69.8% chance of winning this game.
- Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 7-goal total in 28 of 56 matches (50.0%) so far this season.
- Over the past 10 contests, the Lightning have gone 6-2-2 (70.0% of possible points).
- They have averaged 3.3 goals per game (33 total) during that stretch.
- Over on the defensive end, the Lightning have given up 2.4 goals per game (24 total) over those 10 outings.
- The Sabres have been the underdog 39 times this season, and upset their opponent in 18, or 46.2%, of those games.
- Buffalo has gone 3-2 when bookmakers have made them underdogs of +190 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set in this outing implies a 34.5% chance for the Sabres to win.
- So far this season, 58.2% of Buffalo’s games (32/55) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 7.
- In the past 10 games, the Sabres are 5-4-1 (70.0% of possible points).
- They are scoring at a 3.2 goals-per-game average (32 total) over that time.
- On the defensive end, the Sabres have given up 3.5 goals per game (35 total) in those 10 outings.
- Game Day: Thursday, February 23, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
