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Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Capital One Arena — Washington, DC

Article updated Jan 2, 2:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Buffalo is on the road playing Washington at the Capital One Arena stadium on Tuesday, 1/3/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Washington -160 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

Buffalo is on the road playing Washington at the Capital One Arena stadium on Tuesday, 1/3/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Washington -160 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Buffalo Highlights

With a power ranking of 8, Buffalo is ranked #1 in offense (scoring an average of 4.03 per game), #22 in defense (allowing an average of 3.38 points to be scored against them per game) and are 18-15-2 this season.

Washington Highlights

Washington Capitals has a power ranking of 5 and are #14 for offense (scoring an average of 3.26 per game), #9 for defense (giving up an average of 3.38 points per game) and 6-4 overall. Buffalo went 3-0-0 in their last 3 matchups against Washington.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Washington Capitals to win and the total score to be 6.5. 50% of SportsJaw players predict Washington Capitals to win. OddsShark 's prediction is Washington will win and the total will go under.

O: 2.5% picked Washington Capitals on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Sabres 3 to Capitals 3.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Sabres 3 to Capitals 3.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw Sabres vs Capitals archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Sabres vs Capitals matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Buffalo Sabres+144 → +140Moved
  • Moneyline · Washington Capitals-160 → -160Unchanged
  • Spread · Buffalo Sabres+1.5 (-173) → +1.5 (-176)Moved
  • Spread · Washington Capitals-1.5 (+155) → -1.5 (+155)Unchanged
  • Total · Over6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Buffalo Sabres
4-4 matchup record · 8-2-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Washington Capitals
6-4 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-02T19:14:47.525Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Buffalo Sabres defeated Washington Capitals 5-4

Buffalo Sabres defeated Washington Capitals 5-4 on January 3, 2023, a 1-goal decision in the series. Buffalo Sabres' strongest period was the 1st period, when it outscored its opponent 2-1. Against SportsJaw's recorded Buffalo Sabres +1.5 (-176) spread, Buffalo Sabres covered, while the 9 combined goals finished over the recorded total of 6.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DtownsendMoneyline · Washington Capitals -160Loss
  • EmcMoneyline · Washington Capitals -164Loss
  • TgodfreyMoneyline · Buffalo Sabres +140Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Washington Capitals -160Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Washington Capitals -160Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Washington Capitals -160Loss
  • Fisher49Moneyline · Washington Capitals -160Loss