The Detroit Red Wings (4-2-2) and Buffalo Sabres (5-3-0) tussle Monday at the KeyBank Center. The game is slated to get underway at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Red Wings vs. Sabres odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Red Wings clocked a 2-1 home-ice triumph over the Minnesota Wild Saturday. Detroit has been feast-or-famine at the defensive end. The Wings have held foes to 1 or 0 goals in 3 of their 4 wins. They’ve allowed 20 goals in their 4 losses.
The Sabres — who downed the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime Saturday — are in their home barn for a 3rd straight game. Buffalo tallied a pair of powerplay goals in the win over the Blackhawks, but it has been the club’s solid 5-on-5 play that has it averaging 3.6 goals per game (5th NHL).
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Red Wings at Sabres odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:37 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Red Wings +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Sabres -150 (bet $150 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Red Wings +1.5 (-190) | Sabres -1.5 (+150)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -125 | U: +100)
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Red Wings at Sabres projected goalies
Ville Husso (3-1-1, 2.40 GAA, .926 SV%) vs. Eric Comrie (2-3-0, 3.41 GAA, .909 SV%)
Husso opened his season with a 1-0 shutout and has since alternated 2 cycles of allowing 5 goals and 1 goal. He yielded 1 on 31 shots against Minnesota Saturday.
Comrie has been so-so while facing a ton of shots so far. He did not play Saturday against the Blackhawks but has logged an .862 SV% in his last 2 starts. In the first of those turns (Tuesday at Seattle Kraken), Comrie allowed 5 goals but was undone by 2 powerplay scores.
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Red Wings at Sabres picks and predictions
Prediction
Sabres 3, Red Wings 2
Moneyline
Buffalo looks like its worst puck-possession games are pretty far back in the rearview mirror, and recent games have been encouraging.
Detroit has had players in the penalty box a bit too often of late, and perhaps that gives a Sabres powerplay that has scored in 5 of its last 6 games a chance too many.
Consider a partial-unit play on BUFFALO (-150). A price drop to -135 would make for fully vested action.
Puck line/Against the spread
PASS on trying to get the Sabres by multiple goals in a game with a likeable Under.
Over/Under
Early-season shooting percentages for both sides are a bit high. Buffalo has been yielding a lot of looks but in part due to some recent short-handed situations (allowing PP goals without piling up a ton of minutes). Detroit does not typically generate a slew of scoring chances.
BACK THE UNDER 6.5 (+100).
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