Sabres Vs Coyotes: NHL Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 17, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 17, 2022

The Buffalo Sabres (14-14-2) will visit the Arizona Coyotes (9-14-4) — who’ve won three straight at home — on Saturday at 9:00 PM ET. The most recent betting odds for this matchup have the Coyotes listed at +129 to win on the moneyline. The Sabres are currently -155 to claim victory for this contest. The total has been set at 6.5 for this matchup.

This article references lines current as of December 17, 2022 at 1:22 AM ET. See all the current odds for this outing below and click here to claim your free sports bet (up to $1,001) at Caesars!

Sabres Vs Coyotes Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 17

Sabres: Kyle Okposo: Questionable (Lower Body), Eric Comrie: Out (Undisclosed), Henri Jokiharju: Out (Lower Body), Ilya Lyubushkin: Out (Lower Body), Jacob Bryson: Questionable (Lower Body), Owen Power: Questionable (Lower Body)

Coyotes: Andrew Ladd: Out (Knee), Bryan Little: Out (Ear), Dylan Guenther: Out (Personal)

Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Sabres
Total Pick Over (6.5)
Spread Pick Coyotes (+1.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Sabres Vs Coyotes Team Stats

Sabres Avg. (Rank) Coyotes Avg. (Rank)
3.93 (1st) Goals Scored 2.74 (28th)
3.50 (23rd) Goals Allowed 3.67 (27th)
32.2 (11th) Shots 23.5 (32nd)
32.6 (22nd) Shots Allowed 35.1 (30th)

Sabres Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Tage Thompson 30 24 22 46 137 11 +8
Rasmus Dahlin 29 10 24 34 91 5 +13
Jeff Skinner 27 13 19 32 84 4 +9
Dylan Cozens 30 11 21 32 82 2 +3
Alex Tuch 30 15 16 31 84 5 +7

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Coyotes Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Clayton Keller 28 10 17 27 53 4 -8
Shayne Gostisbehere 28 6 15 21 58 1 -9
Matias Maccelli 26 2 18 20 19 1 0
Lawson Crouse 27 13 3 16 51 3 -1
Janis Moser 28 3 12 15 31 0 -12

Betting Trends

  • The Sabres have gone 4-3 when favored on the moneyline this season.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Sabres’ implied win probability is 60.8%.
  • This season the Coyotes have won nine of the 27 games, or 33.3%, in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • The moneyline in this outing implies a 43.7% chance of victory for the Coyotes.
  • In 18 games this season, Buffalo and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.
  • Arizona has played 14 games this season with over 6.5 goals.
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