Buffalo Sabres vs Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Pick Against the Spread 03/01/2023

by | Feb 28, 2023

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The Buffalo Sabres are set for Game 1 on 03-01-2023 against the Columbus Blue Jackets, beginning at 00:30 PM ET. The oddsmakers have made the Columbus Blue Jackets solid favorites at 178.0 on the moneyline, and the Buffalo Sabres are at 46.3. Find more below on the Sabres vs. Jackets betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.

Sabres vs Jackets Spread and Betting Line

Sabres vs Jackets Betting Information
Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Columbus Blue Jackets 178.0 Buffalo Sabres 46.3

Sabres vs Jackets Game Info

  • Game Day: 03-01-2023
  • Game Time: 00:30
  • Location: Buffalo, NY
  • Arena: KeyBank Center

Computer Predictions for Sabres vs Jackets

Computer Picks for Sabres vs Jackets
ATS Over/Under Score Prediction
Buffalo Sabres (-) 6.5 xx

Sabres vs Jackets Betting Trends

  • Through xx games as the moneyline favorite this season, Columbus Blue Jackets has won xx times.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets have won xx of the xx games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than xx.
  • There is a 88.0% chance that Columbus Blue Jackets wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Buffalo Sabres Leaders

  • Tage Thompson has been a major player for Sabres this season, with 79 points in 58 games.
  • Through 57 games, Alex Tuch has 28 goals and 34 assists.
  • Jeff Skinnerseason total of 59 points has come from 25 goals and 34 assists.
  • Dylan Cozens has a record of 52 points. He has blocked 21 goals with a 54.0% save percentage.
  • Craig Anderson has a record of 9-7-2. He has conceded 52 goals (2.7 goals against average) and racked up 596 saves with a 0.92 save percentage (fifth-best in the league).

Buffalo Sabres Season Stats

  • Sabres’s 219 goals this season make them the one of the best scoring team in the league.
  • Sabres are ranked xx in NHL action for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 202 total goals (3.29 per game).
  • With a 17 goal differential, they’re ranked one of the best in the NHL.
  • The 49 power-play goalsSabres have put up this season (on 284 power-play chances) lead the league.
  • Sabres’s 25.0% power-play conversion rate ranks amoung the best in the NHL this season.
  • Sabres’s offense has scored 8 shorthanded goals this season.
  • Sabres have the league’s xxth-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 0.0%.
  • Sabres win 45.8% of their faceoffs (xxth in the league).
  • Sabres have a 10.6% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking xx in the NHL.
  • Sabres’s players are looking for their shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 13.91 hits and 11.14 blocked shots per game.

Jackets vs Sabres Betting Trends

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets have claimed an upset victory in xx, or 14%, of the xx games they have played as an underdog this season.
  • Buffalo Sabres has played with moneyline odds of – or longer once this season and lost that game.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets have a 88.0% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Columbus Blue Jackets Leaders

  • Boone Jenner has been a major player for Jackets this season, with 34 points in 49 games.
  • Through 45 games, Patrik Laine has 17 goals and 21 assists.
  • Kirill Marchenkoseason total of 17 points has come from 16 goals and 1 assists.
  • Johnny Gaudreau has a record of 54 points. He has blocked 15 goals with a 71.0% save percentage.
  • Joonas Korpisalo has a record of 11-11-3. He has conceded 82 goals (3.17 goals against average) and racked up 844 saves with a 0.911 save percentage (fifth-best in the league).

Columbus Blue Jackets Season Stats

  • Jackets’s 153 goals this season make them the one of the best scoring team in the league.
  • Jacketsare ranked xx in NHL action for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 221 total goals (3.55 per game).
  • With a -68 goal differential, they’re ranked one of the best in the NHL.
  • The 26 power-play goalsJackets have put up this season (on 231 power-play chances) lead the league.
  • Jackets’s 16.3% power-play conversion rate ranks amoung the best in the NHL this season.
  • Jackets’s offense has scored 5 shorthanded goals this season.
  • Jackets have the league’s xxth-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 0.0%.
  • Jackets win 48.3% of their faceoffs (xxth in the league).
  • Jackets have a 8.4% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking xx in the NHL.
  • Jackets’s players are looking for their shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 22.78 hits and 16.63 blocked shots per game.

Sabres vs Jackets Injury Report

Sabres:
Alex Tuch: Out (Undisclosed)
Rasmus Dahlin: Day To Day (Undisclosed)
Jackets:
Gustav Nyquist: Out For Season (Shoulder)
Jakub Voracek: Out (Concussion)
Zach Werenski: Out (Shoulder/Labrum)
Cole Sillinger: Day To Day (Illness)
Adam Boqvist: Day To Day (Lower body)
Jake Bean: Out (Shoulder)
Justin Danforth: Out (Shoulder)
Vladislav Gavrikov: Day To Day (Trade-related)

Betting Tips for Sabres vs Jackets

We have the Columbus Blue Jackets (-) predicted as our best bet in this game. Our computer model has the scoring going over the total of xx points, with the teams finishing with a final score of Sabres xx, Jackets xx when it’s sorted out on the court.

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