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Game time: December 16, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Mullett Arena — Tempe, AZ

Article updated Dec 16, 1:38 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Buffalo Sabres are traveling to play the Arizona Coyotes at the Mullett Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/16/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. Arizona is the betting favorite opening at

Game outlook

The Buffalo Sabres are traveling to play the Arizona Coyotes at the Mullett Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/16/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. Arizona is the betting favorite opening at -120 and the current line is Buffalo -111.

Sabres vs Coyotes Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Sabres to win tonight's game by 2 points and the total to go under 6.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Buffalo 4 to Arizona 2

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Buffalo Sabres and Arizona Coyotes, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw predicts Arizona Coyotes to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Arizona will win straight-up is 51%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Buffalo Sabres to win and the total score to be 6.5.

OddsShark predicts Arizona will win and the total will go under.

65% picked Arizona Coyotes on Covers.com

Buffalo Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 25, Buffalo is ranked #25 in offense (scoring an average of 2.90 per game), #21 in defense (allowing an average of 3.32 points to be scored against them per game) and are 13-15-3 this season.

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Arizona Key Betting Stats

Arizona Coyotes has a power ranking of 20 and are #17 for offense (scoring an average of 3.14 per game), #11 for defense (giving up an average of 2.97 points per game) and 14-14 overall. Buffalo went 1-2-0 in their last 3 matchups against Arizona.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Buffalo Sabres+100 → -112Moved
  • Moneyline · Arizona Coyotes-120 → +100Moved
  • Spread · Buffalo Sabres+1.5 (-235) → +1.5 (-253)Moved
  • Spread · Arizona Coyotes-1.5 (+195) → -1.5 (+215)Moved
  • Total · Over6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Buffalo Sabres
13-18 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Arizona Coyotes
14-14 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-16T06:38:01.229Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Buffalo Sabres and Arizona Coyotes, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-12-11Arizona Coyotes 2 · Buffalo Sabres 5
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Arizona Coyotes defeated Buffalo Sabres 2-0

Arizona Coyotes defeated Buffalo Sabres 2-0 on December 16, 2023, a 2-goal decision in the series. Arizona Coyotes' strongest period was the 2nd period, when it outscored its opponent 1-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Buffalo Sabres +1.5 (-253) spread, Arizona Coyotes covered, while the 2 combined goals finished under the recorded total of 6.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JaredkuntzMoneyline · Arizona Coyotes -120Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • MikehuffMoneyline · Buffalo Sabres +105Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Arizona Coyotes -109Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Arizona Coyotes -109Win
  • TjwinsTotal · Over 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Arizona Coyotes -103Win