The Pittsburgh Penguins (16-9-1) wrap up a two-game set on the road against the Buffalo Sabres (6-15-4) Saturday with a 7 p.m. ET puck drop at KeyBank Center. Below, we analyze the Penguins-Sabres odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
Penguins at Sabres: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:35 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Penguins -250 (bet $250 to win $100) | Sabres +195 (bet $100 to win $195)
- Against the spread/ATS: Penguins -1.5 (+115) | Sabres +1.5 (-140)
- Over/Under: 6 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Penguins at Sabres: Projected starting goalies
Tristan Jarry (11-7-1, 3.00 GAA, .901 SV%) vs. Carter Hutton (1-7-1, 3.40 GAA, .883 SV%)
Jarry is in the midst of a three-game win streak, tying a season-best. He polished off the Sabres with 21 saves on 23 shots in a 5-2 win on Thursday. While Jarry has allowed three or fewer goals in each of the three victories, he has also been the beneficiary of plenty of offensive support with 13 total goals, or 4.33 goals per game.
Hutton has really struggled in net for the Sabres while Linus Ullmark is on the shelf. Sabres G Jonas Johansson coughed up four goals on 26 shots against Pittsburgh in the first meeting, so now it’s Hutton’s turn. Hutton has not won since Jan. 18, a span of seven straight appearances.
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Penguins at Sabres: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Penguins 5, Sabres 2
Money line (ML)
The Penguins (-250) are likely to pick up the win against the skidding Sabres (+195), but risking more than two and a half times your potential return on a road team is not a good long-term betting strategy.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The PENGUINS -1.5 (+115) are a better play for the potential plus-return. They cashed in the front end of the back-to-back, though.
The Sabres have really struggled on offense with C Jack Eichel on the shelf due to injury. Pittsburgh has rattled off three straight puck-line covers, and they’ll do so again in this one, too.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 6 (-115) is the play here, as the Pens should pile up plenty of offense against Hutton. The worry with an Over play is the scuffling Sabres offense, which has posted just 14 total goals across the past eight outings.
But, if they can just get to at least two goals, which they have done in each of the past six, then the Over is a slam-dunk play.
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