Utah Jazz vs Buffalo Sabres Betting Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

The Utah Hockey Club will face off against the Buffalo Sabres in an inter-conference game in Upstate New York on Saturday. Utah is coming off a 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars and is currently sixth in the Central division with 24 points. Buffalo, on the other hand, lost 3-2 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets and is fifth in the Atlantic division with 25 points. Utah will be missing Connor Ingram, John Marino, Sean Durzi, and Maveric Lamoureux, while Buffalo will be without Jordan Greenway, Sam Lafferty, Rasmus Dahlin, and Mattias Samuelsson. Buffalo is the betting favorite with the current line at Buffalo -132.

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Jazz +115 | Sabres -132

Spread: Jazz +1.5 (-235) | Sabres -1.5 (+195)

Total: Over/Under 6 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Buffalo will win straight-up is 57%.

Utah Jazz

The Utah Hockey Club currently has a goals for average of 2.8 and a goals against average of 3.0, ranking 23rd and 18th respectively in the league. They are averaging 27.0 shots per game (28th) and allowing 28.6 shots per game (16th). Their power play is scoring 16.9% of the time, ranking 24th, while their penalty kill is successful 76.6% of the time, also ranking 24th. Dylan Guenther leads the team in goals with 10, followed by Jack McBain with eight. Nick Schmaltz has the most assists with 17, and Clayton Keller leads in points with 22. Michael Kesselring has the highest plus/minus at 9, while Karel Vejmelka is currently filling in for the injured Connor Ingram in goal with a record of 3-7-1, a 2.38 goals against average, and a .917 save percentage. Utah is ranked 24th in offense, 17th in defense, and is currently 10-11-4 this season with a power ranking of 22.