Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds

Go Over the Total and Cheer on Goals

The betting odds of 1.94 look really attractive when it comes to Over 6 goals. We’re expecting the scoring to tick over when the Senators clash with the Sabres.

4-0 Win for Sabres in Last H2H Clash

Ottawa Senators triumphed in their previous game. It was on the road where New Jersey Devils were beaten 3-2 at Prudential Center. Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson and David Perron scored one goal each. Goalie Linus Ullmark had 25 saves (.926).

Buffalo Sabres have made it back-to-back wins at home. Their last game saw them land a 5-3 road victory at Canada Life Centre against Winnipeg Jets. Ryan McLeod had 4 points, featuring 1 goal and 3 assists.

The Sabres have beaten the Sens in the last two encounters. They won 5-1 at KeyBank Center and triumphed 4-0 at Canadian Tire Centre. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Sabres have won six.

Starting Goalies

Anton Forsberg (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	9-11-1	2.75	.897	2
23/24	15-12-0	3.21	.890	2

James Reimer (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	4-6-2	2.68	.907	0
23/24	11-8-2	3.11	.904	2

7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.6 goals from 26.4 shots on goal, with a 22.9% powerplay efficiency. The Sens have given up 3.1 goals from 29.6 shots, averaging 3.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.0%.

Jake Sanderson is the top points scorer with 11 points, 1 goal and 10 assists, with Drake Batherson racking up 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Linus Ullmark have a 3.11 goal against average with a .897 save percentage.

The Sabres have 4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 2.7 goals from 25.7 shots on goal, with a 17.8% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 4.2 goals from 28.0 shots, averaging 4.7 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.2%.

The top points scorer is Ryan McLeod with 11 points, 3 goals and 8 assists, while Tage Thompson is next in line after having 8 points, 5 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have a 3.88 GAA with a .852 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

Injuries can affect the overall outcome and we use this information as well as the latest form guide. The same applies to the team, player and goalie stats so that we can get the best understanding of how things might pan out.

Key Senators vs Sabres stats:

• The 6 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Senators games.
• The 6 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Senators games on the road.
• The 6 line has been covered in 15 of the last 23 Sabres games at home this season.
• The 6 line has been covered in 13 of the last 20 Sabres games.

Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

The best play could be to take the 1.94 on offer that the Overs line is covered in this NHL clash. We think this pick represents great value.

If you want to go Over on the Total at bigger odds, then you can combine this pick with other selections as part of a Bet Builder until you’re happy with the overall price.

Over 6 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 51.5% chance of landing a return. However, we think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Drake Batherson To Score 3.20

Drake Batherson (Senators) has been on the scoresheet in his past 2 games on the road. We’re happy to take the 3.20 for this Anytime Goalscorer bet as there’s value in the odds that he finds the net at least once.

Latest Drake Batherson Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

3.05

First

12.50

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

1.64

Under 1.5

2.20

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Correct Score Prediction

Senators 5 - 2 Sabres

There are betting odds of 15.00 that the Senators land a 5-2 victory. The correct score option is popular due to the potential return that can be achieved.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Senators

Sabres

1-0

Senators

56.00

Sabres

61.00

2-0

Senators

46.00

Sabres

51.00

2-1

Senators

15.00

Sabres

17.00

3-0

Senators

30.00

Sabres

46.00

3-1

Senators

19.00

Sabres

21.00

3-2

Senators

9.00

Sabres

10.50

4-0

Senators

34.00

Sabres

61.00

4-1

Senators

14.00

Sabres

23.00

4-2

Senators

15.00

Sabres

18.00

4-3

Senators

10.50

Sabres

12.00

5-0

Senators

56.00

Sabres

101.00

5-1

Senators

21.00

Sabres

41.00

5-2

Senators

15.00

Sabres

25.00

5-3

Senators

21.00

Sabres

26.00

5-4

Senators

19.00

Sabres

21.00

6-0

Senators

81.00

Sabres

141.00

6-1

Senators

46.00

Sabres

81.00

6-2

Senators

25.00

Sabres

46.00

6-3

Senators

25.00

Sabres

41.00

6-4

Senators

41.00

Sabres

51.00

6-5

Senators

46.00

Sabres

51.00

7-1

Senators

71.00

Sabres

141.00

7-2

Senators

61.00

Sabres

111.00

7-3

Senators

46.00

Sabres

76.00

7-4

Senators

56.00

Sabres

81.00

7-5

Senators

91.00

Sabres

111.00

7-6

Senators

111.00

Sabres

121.00

8-4

Senators

101.00

Sabres

141.00

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Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the betting predictions and bet builder tips.

Close Contest Expected According to Latest Odds

The Ottawa Senators odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are 1.62 betting favorites to land victory in this game which means a 62% chance of winning. Buffalo Sabres are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at 2.32.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 6.5 right now. The beauty of Totals is that you only have to choose from one of two options. If you want to back Over 6.5, it’s 1.98.

The Sens are the 1.77 favorites when it comes to the Race to 3 Goals although there’s the chance to back neither franchise to reach this goals total at 5.25.

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Moneyline

Senators

1.62

Sabres

2.32

3-Way Moneyline

Senators

1.98

Tie

4.30

Sabres

3.15

Puck Line

Senators -1.5

2.48

Sabres +1.5

1.54

Total Goals

Under 6.5

1.83

Over 6.5

1.98

Brady Tkachuk Favorite to Find the Net First

Brady Tkachuk is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at 8.00. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at 2.06.

Player Goals

Brady Tkachuk (Senators)

First

8.00

Anytime

2.06

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

First

10.50

Anytime

2.55

Tim Stützle (Senators)

First

11.00

Anytime

2.75

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

First

12.50

Anytime

3.00

Drake Batherson (Senators)

First

12.50

Anytime

3.05

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

First

13.00

Anytime

3.20

Fabian Zetterlund (Senators)

First

14.00

Anytime

3.30

Dylan Cozens (Senators)

First

14.00

Anytime

3.30

Claude Giroux (Senators)

First

14.00

Anytime

3.45

Josh Norris (Sabres)

First

15.00

Anytime

3.75

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

First

16.00

Anytime

3.75

Ridly Greig (Senators)

First

17.00

Anytime

4.00

Jiri Kulich (Sabres)

First

17.00

Anytime

4.10

David Perron (Senators)

First

18.00

Anytime

4.25

Shane Pinto (Senators)

First

18.00

Anytime

4.25

Jack Quinn (Sabres)

First

19.00

Anytime

4.50

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

First

20.00

Anytime

4.75

Michael Amadio (Senators)

First

20.00

Anytime

4.90

Adam Gaudette (Senators)

First

20.00

Anytime

4.90

Isak Rosén (Sabres)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.10

Ryan McLeod (Sabres)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.10

Zach Benson (Sabres)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.10

Jake Sanderson (Senators)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.25

Angus Crookshank (Senators)

First

21.00

Anytime

5.25

Player Shots

Brady Tkachuk (Senators)

Over 3.5

2.15

Under 3.5

1.67

Tage Thompson (Sabres)

Over 3.5

2.30

Under 3.5

1.59

Alex Tuch (Sabres)

Over 2.5

2.15

Under 2.5

1.67

John-Jason Peterka (Sabres)

Over 2.5

2.20

Under 2.5

1.64

Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres)

Over 2.5

2.14

Under 2.5

1.67

Tim Stützle (Senators)

Over 1.5

1.74

Under 1.5

2.04

Drake Batherson (Senators)

Over 1.5

1.64

Under 1.5

2.20

Dylan Cozens (Senators)

Over 1.5

1.57

Under 1.5

2.35

Jason Zucker (Sabres)

Over 1.5

1.70

Under 1.5

2.10

Jake Sanderson (Senators)

Over 1.5

1.54

Under 1.5

2.40

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NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
2 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
3 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
4 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
5 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
6 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
7 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
8 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
2 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
3 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
4 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
5 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
6 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
7 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
8 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
3 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
4 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
5 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
6 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
7 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
8 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
2 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
3 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
4 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
5 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
6 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
7 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
8 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
2 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
3 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
4 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
5 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
6 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
7 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
8 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
9 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
10 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
11 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
12 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
13 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
14 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
15 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L
16 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
3 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
4 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
5 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
6 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
7 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
8 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
9 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
10 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
11 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
12 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
13 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
14 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
15 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W
16 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Winnipeg	82	56	22	4	116	0.707	43	54	277	191	86	30-7-4	26-15-0	2-1	7-3	1W
2 Washington	82	51	22	9	111	0.677	43	49	288	232	56	26-9-6	25-13-3	2-3	4-6	1L
3 Vegas	82	50	22	10	110	0.671	46	49	275	219	56	29-9-3	21-13-7	1-5	6-4	1W
4 Toronto	82	52	26	4	108	0.659	41	51	268	231	37	27-13-1	25-13-3	1-2	9-1	5W
5 Dallas	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	41	48	277	224	53	28-10-3	22-16-3	2-2	3-7	7L
6 LA Kings	81	48	24	9	105	0.648	43	47	249	201	48	31-5-4	17-19-5	1-3	8-2	4W
7 Tampa Bay	82	47	27	8	102	0.622	41	45	294	219	75	29-8-4	18-19-4	2-3	5-5	1L
8 Colorado	82	49	29	4	102	0.622	40	45	277	234	43	26-12-3	23-17-1	4-3	5-5	1W
9 Edmonton	82	48	29	5	101	0.616	36	48	259	236	23	25-13-3	23-16-2	0-1	7-3	1W
10 Carolina	82	47	30	5	99	0.604	42	47	266	233	33	31-9-1	16-21-4	0-3	3-7	3L
11 Florida	82	47	31	4	98	0.598	37	41	252	223	29	27-12-2	20-19-2	6-0	3-7	2L
12 Ottawa	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	35	44	243	234	9	27-11-3	18-19-4	1-2	6-4	1W
13 Minnesota	82	45	30	7	97	0.591	33	42	228	239	-11	22-17-2	23-13-5	3-3	5-5	2W
14 St Louis	82	44	30	8	96	0.585	32	40	254	233	21	24-14-3	20-16-5	4-2	7-3	1W
15 Calgary	81	40	27	14	94	0.58	30	35	220	237	-17	23-12-6	17-15-8	5-2	6-4	3W
16 New Jersey	82	42	33	7	91	0.555	36	40	242	222	20	19-17-5	23-16-2	2-2	5-5	1L
17 Montreal	82	40	31	11	91	0.555	30	38	245	265	-20	23-12-6	17-19-5	2-4	7-3	1W
18 Vancouver	82	38	30	14	90	0.549	28	35	236	253	-17	17-16-8	21-14-6	3-2	4-6	1L
19 Utah	82	38	31	13	89	0.543	30	37	241	251	-10	18-15-8	20-16-5	1-4	6-4	1L
20 Columbus	82	40	33	9	89	0.543	30	34	273	268	5	26-10-5	14-23-4	6-1	7-3	6W
21 Detroit	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	30	36	238	259	-21	22-16-3	17-19-5	3-0	6-4	1L
22 NY Rangers	82	39	36	7	85	0.518	35	38	256	255	1	19-19-3	20-17-4	1-0	5-5	2W
23 NY Islanders	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	224	260	-36	19-17-5	16-18-7	2-3	3-7	2L
24 Pittsburgh	82	34	36	12	80	0.488	24	33	243	293	-50	21-15-5	13-21-7	1-6	5-5	1W
25 Anaheim	82	35	37	10	80	0.488	24	31	221	263	-42	21-18-2	14-19-8	4-2	3-7	4L
26 Buffalo	82	36	39	7	79	0.482	29	32	269	289	-20	23-15-3	13-24-4	4-2	6-4	1W
27 Seattle	82	35	41	6	76	0.463	28	33	247	265	-18	18-18-5	17-23-1	2-3	5-5	1L
28 Boston	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	26	33	222	272	-50	20-14-7	13-25-3	0-1	3-7	1L
29 Philadelphia	82	33	39	10	76	0.463	21	27	238	286	-48	20-20-1	13-19-9	6-3	5-5	3L
30 Nashville	82	30	44	8	68	0.415	24	28	214	274	-60	20-18-3	10-26-5	2-0	3-7	1W
31 Chicago	82	25	46	11	61	0.372	20	23	226	296	-70	15-20-6	10-26-5	2-4	4-6	2W
32 San Jose	82	20	50	12	52	0.317	14	18	210	315	-105	12-27-2	8-23-10	2-5	0-10	11L

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