Devils vs. Sabres NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 21

The New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres -- both coming off wins in their last game -- will face each other on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, at Prudential Center in Newark. The Sabres are underdogs away from home, at +140, and the Devils are -166.

New Jersey claimed a 2-1 road victory over the Utah Mammoth its last time out on Dec. 19. Nico Hischier led the Devils with two points (two assists).

Buffalo won 3-2 in a shootout in its most recent contest on Dec. 20 at home against the New York Islanders, winning the shootout 2-1 to grab the victory. The Sabres got one point apiece out of five skaters in that matchup, including Peyton Krebs (one assist) and Josh Doan (one assist).

Before watching this matchup, here is a peek at which team we predict will come out on top in Sunday's action on the ice.

Devils vs. Sabres Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sabres 4 - Devils 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.06 goals)
  

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Devils vs. Sabres Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Devils-Sabres game.

• Favorite: Devils (-166)
• Underdog: Sabres (+140)

Devils Betting Insights

• The Devils are 11-9 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• When playing with moneyline odds of -166 or shorter, New Jersey has compiled a 2-1 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Devils' implied win probability is 62.4%.
• New Jersey and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 15 of 35 games this season.

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres have been listed as an underdog 19 times this season, and won eight, or 42.1%, of those games.
• Buffalo has a record of 3-4 in games when oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +140 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 41.7% chance of victory for the Sabres.
• Buffalo and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 16 of 34 games this season.

Devils Key Stats

• New Jersey ranks 23rd in the NHL with 98 goals scored (2.8 per game).
• The Devils have given up 105 total goals (three per game), ranking 14th in NHL action in goals against.
• Its -7 goal differential ranks 23rd in the league.
• The 19 power-play goals the Devils have put up this season (on 91 power-play chances) rank 17th in the NHL.
• New Jersey has the league's 11th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.88%).
• The four shorthanded goals the Devils have scored this season rank sixth among NHL squads.
• New Jersey has the league's 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (75.76%).
• New Jersey has the 14th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 50.3%.
• The Devils have a 9.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 30th in the league.

Sabres Key Stats

• With 103 goals (3.0 per game), Buffalo has the NHL's 17th-ranked offense.
• The Sabres' total of 114 goals conceded (3.4 per game) is 23rd in the league.
• it has the 24th-ranked goal differential in the league at -11.
• The Sabres have 22 power-play goals (on 108 chances), 13th in the NHL.
• Buffalo has the league's 14th-ranked power-play percentage (20.37%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Sabres have three.
• At 84.85%, Buffalo has the top penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Buffalo wins 43.9% of faceoffs, 32nd-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 10.7%, the Sabres are 16th in the league.