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Sabres vs Penguins Prediction & Best Bets

Game time: December 10, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: PPG Paints Arena — Pittsburgh, PA

Article updated Dec 9, 10:45 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Buffalo is on the road playing Pittsburgh at the PPG Paints Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Pittsburgh -198 was the opening favorite and current line is

Game outlook

Buffalo is on the road playing Pittsburgh at the PPG Paints Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Pittsburgh -198 was the opening favorite and current line is Pittsburgh -210.

Buffalo Highlights

With a power ranking of 9, Buffalo is ranked #1 in offense (scoring an average of 4.04 per game), #26 in defense (allowing an average of 3.69 points to be scored against them per game) and are 12-13-2 this season.

Pittsburgh Highlights

Pittsburgh Penguins has a power ranking of 27 and are #8 for offense (scoring an average of 3.58 per game), #12 for defense (giving up an average of 3.69 points per game) and 15-12 overall. Buffalo went 1-1-1 in their last 3 matchups against Pittsburgh.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Pittsburgh Penguins to win and the total score to be 6.5. 56% of SportsJaw players predict Pittsburgh Penguins to win. OddsShark 's prediction is Pittsburgh will win and the total will go under.

67% picked Pittsburgh Penguins on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Sabres 3 to Penguins 4.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Sabres 3 to Penguins 4.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Buffalo Sabres+170 → +180Moved
  • Moneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins-198 → -210Moved
  • Spread · Buffalo Sabres+1.5 (-155) → +1.5 (-135)Moved
  • Spread · Pittsburgh Penguins-1.5 (+135) → -1.5 (+115)Moved
  • Total · Over6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Buffalo Sabres
12-15 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 9-1-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Pittsburgh Penguins
15-12 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-10T03:45:13.729Z). 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

  • 2022-12-09Pittsburgh Penguins 4 · Buffalo Sabres 3
  • 2022-11-02Pittsburgh Penguins 3 · Buffalo Sabres 6
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Buffalo Sabres 3-1

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on December 10, 2022, a 2-goal decision in the series. Pittsburgh Penguins' strongest period was the 1st period, when it outscored its opponent 2-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Buffalo Sabres +1.5 (-135) spread, Pittsburgh Penguins covered, while the 4 combined goals finished under the recorded total of 6.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Fisher49Moneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -210Win
  • Sammy52Moneyline · Buffalo Sabres +180Loss
  • AdrianMariucciTotal · Over 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • MiamimikeMoneyline · Buffalo Sabres +180Loss
  • TowerTalkSportsTotal · Over 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Win
  • MuterovinceSpread · Pittsburgh Penguins -1.5 (+115)Win
  • MuterovinceMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -210Win
  • 9061089159Moneyline · Buffalo Sabres +180Loss
  • IrishblueTotal · Over 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -210Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -210Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Pittsburgh Penguins -210Win