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Buffalo Sabres vs Colorado Avalanche Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 15, 2022 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Ball Arena — Denver, CO

Article updated Dec 15, 2:01 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Buffalo is on the road playing Colorado at the Ball Arena stadium on Thursday, 12/15/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Colorado -185 was the opening favorite and current line is Colorado

Game outlook

Buffalo is on the road playing Colorado at the Ball Arena stadium on Thursday, 12/15/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Colorado -185 was the opening favorite and current line is Colorado -180.

Buffalo Highlights

With a power ranking of 5, Buffalo is ranked #1 in offense (scoring an average of 3.97 per game), #24 in defense (allowing an average of 3.55 points to be scored against them per game) and are 13-14-2 this season.

Colorado Highlights

Colorado Avalanche has a power ranking of 22 and are #16 for offense (scoring an average of 3.15 per game), #9 for defense (giving up an average of 3.55 points per game) and 15-12 overall. Buffalo went 3-0-0 in their last 3 matchups against Colorado.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Colorado Avalanche to win and the total score to be 6.5. 58% of SportsJaw players predict Colorado Avalanche to win. OddsShark 's prediction is Colorado will win and the total will go under.

64% picked Colorado Avalanche on Covers.com

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

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Sabres 3 to Avalanche 3.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Buffalo Sabres+159 → +160Moved
  • Moneyline · Colorado Avalanche-185 → -180Moved
  • Spread · Buffalo Sabres+1.5 (-155) → +1.5 (-155)Unchanged
  • Spread · Colorado Avalanche-1.5 (+135) → -1.5 (+135)Unchanged
  • Total · Over6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Buffalo Sabres
13-16 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Colorado Avalanche
15-12 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 3-6-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-15T07:01:54.067Z). 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

  • 2022-12-01Colorado Avalanche 6 · Buffalo Sabres 4
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Buffalo Sabres defeated Colorado Avalanche 4-2

Buffalo Sabres defeated Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on December 15, 2022, a 2-goal decision in the series. Buffalo Sabres' strongest period was the 1st period, when it outscored its opponent 2-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Buffalo Sabres +1.5 (-155) spread, Buffalo Sabres covered, while the 6 combined goals finished under the recorded total of 6.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • PurplebloodMoneyline · Buffalo Sabres +159Win
  • 1735203231Moneyline · Colorado Avalanche -185Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Colorado Avalanche -182Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Colorado Avalanche -182Loss
  • Roderick806Moneyline · Buffalo Sabres +154Win
  • MookiebetsMoneyline · Buffalo Sabres +154Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Colorado Avalanche -176Loss