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Game time: December 17, 2022 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Mullett Arena — Tempe, AZ

Article updated Dec 16, 6:02 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Buffalo is on the road playing Arizona at the Mullett Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Buffalo -160 was the opening favorite and current line is Buffalo

Game outlook

Buffalo is on the road playing Arizona at the Mullett Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Buffalo -160 was the opening favorite and current line is Buffalo -174.

Buffalo Highlights

With a power ranking of 5, Buffalo is ranked #1 in offense (scoring an average of 3.97 per game), #23 in defense (allowing an average of 3.50 points to be scored against them per game) and are 14-14-2 this season.

Arizona Highlights

Arizona Coyotes has a power ranking of 30 and are #27 for offense (scoring an average of 2.82 per game), #28 for defense (giving up an average of 3.50 points per game) and 10-18 overall. Buffalo went 1-1-1 in their last 3 matchups against Arizona.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Buffalo Sabres to win and the total score to be 6.5. 52% of SportsJaw users predict Buffalo Sabres to win. OddsShark 's prediction is Buffalo will win and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Sabres 4 to Coyotes 3.

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-160 → -174Moved
  • Moneyline · Arizona Coyotes+135 → +150Moved
  • Spread · Buffalo Sabres-1.5 (+155) → -1.5 (+142)Moved
  • Spread · Arizona Coyotes+1.5 (-178) → +1.5 (-163)Moved
  • Total · Over6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under6.5 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Buffalo Sabres
14-16 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Arizona Coyotes
10-18 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-16T23:02:55.541Z). 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

  • 2022-11-08Arizona Coyotes 4 · Buffalo Sabres 1
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Buffalo Sabres defeated Arizona Coyotes 5-2

Buffalo Sabres defeated Arizona Coyotes 5-2 on December 17, 2022, a 3-goal decision in the series. Buffalo Sabres' strongest period was the 3rd period, when it outscored its opponent 3-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Buffalo Sabres -1.5 (+142) spread, Buffalo Sabres covered, while the 7 combined goals finished over the recorded total of 6.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JohnnywalkerMoneyline · Buffalo Sabres -158Win
  • BjenkinsTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • JtgarciaMoneyline · Arizona Coyotes +135Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Buffalo Sabres -175Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 6.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Buffalo Sabres -175Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Buffalo Sabres -175Win