The New Jersey Devils (3-3-2) travel to meet the Buffalo Sabres (4-3-2) at KeyBank Center Sunday for a 1 p.m. ET puck drop. Below, we analyze the Devils-Sabres NHL odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Devils at Sabres: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:13 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Devils +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Sabres -165 (bet $165 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Devils +1.5 (-200) | Sabres -1.5 (+165)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Devils at Sabres: Projected starting goalies
Scott Wedgewood (1-3-0, 2.80 GAA, .900 SV%, 1 SO) at Carter Hutton (1-2-0, 2.65 GAA, .899 SV%)
Wedgewood held his own in a 4-3 shootout loss to these same Sabres Saturday afternoon. He is expected to get the start yet again, as G Mackenzie Blackwood didn’t travel with the team as he remains on the COVID-19 list.
Hutton is expected to be ready to go after missing time due to an undisclosed injury – he last played Jan. 19. If not, it will be G Linus Ullmark again. Ullmark stopped 31 of 34 shots and all three shootout attempts in Saturday’s win against the Devs.
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Devils at Sabres: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Devils 3, Sabres 2
Money line (ML)
The DEVILS (+140) came up short Saturday, but they should be able to cash in the second end of this double dip. While New Jersey is 0-4 in the past four trips to Buffalo, the Devils have connected in 12 of the previous 17 meetings in this series.
Against the spread (ATS)
The Devils +1.5 (-200) will cost you two times your potential return. There is no reason for the insurance, especially at this price. Just take the Devils on the money line instead. PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 5.5 (-110) is the way to go. The Devils enter with the Under hitting in six of the past eight games as road underdogs, and they’re 7-3 in the past 10 on the road dating back to last season. The Under has cashed in five in a row for Buffalo following a victory, while going 5-2-1 in its past eight at home. The Under is also 4-1 in the past five in the second end of a back-to-back situation. With an early-afternoon puck drop following a day game, the legs should be awfully sluggish, too.
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