Devils vs. Sabres NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Feb. 25

The New Jersey Devils (28-27-2) host the Buffalo Sabres (32-19-6) on Wednesday, Feb. 25, with both coming off a loss in their last game. The oddsmakers see this as a close one, with the Devils -112 to win on the moneyline, and the Sabres at -108.

New Jersey's most recent game was a 3-1 home loss against the New York Islanders on Feb. 5. Jake Allen (one assist) and Nico Hischier (one goal) were among the three Devils players who recorded one point each.

Buffalo played at home its last time out on Feb. 5, and fell 5-2 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Sabres got one point apiece out of six skaters in that matchup, including Rasmus Dahlin (one assist) and Bowen Byram (one assist).

Here's our pick for who will secure the win in Wednesday's game.

Devils vs. Sabres Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sabres 4 - Devils 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.04 goals)
  

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Devils vs. Sabres Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Devils-Sabres game.

• Favorite: Devils (-112)
• Underdog: Sabres (-108)

Devils Betting Insights

• The Devils are 16-17 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -112 or shorter, New Jersey has compiled a 16-17 record (winning 48.5% of its games).
• The Devils' implied moneyline win probability is 52.8% in this matchup.
• New Jersey's 57 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 21 times.

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres have won 16, or 55.2%, of the 29 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Buffalo has a record of 16-13 in games when oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least -108 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 51.9% chance of victory for the Sabres.
• Buffalo's games this season have had more than 6.5 goals 28 of 57 times.

Devils Key Stats

• New Jersey's 143 total goals (2.5 per game) rank 30th in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Devils are giving up 175 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 16th in league action.
• It has the league's 29th-ranked goal differential at -32.
• The 30 power-play goals the Devils have scored this season (to rank 20th in the NHL) have come on 144 power-play chances.
• New Jersey's 20.83% power-play conversion rate ranks 15th in the league.
• The Devils have scored four shorthanded goals this season.
• New Jersey's 79.02% penalty-kill success rate ranks 19th in the league.
• New Jersey has the 16th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.3%.
• The Devils have an 8.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 31st in the league.

Sabres Key Stats

• With 192 goals (3.4 per game), Buffalo has the NHL's seventh-best offense.
• The Sabres' total of 176 goals given up (3.1 per game) is 17th in the league.
• Its +16 goal differential is the ninth-best in the league.
• The Sabres have 34 power-play goals (16th in NHL) on 169 chances.
• Buffalo scores on 20.12% of its power plays, No. 16 in the NHL.
• This season, the Sabres have seven shorthanded goals (second in NHL).
• Buffalo's has the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage (82.47%).
• At 44.6%, Buffalo has the NHL's 32nd-ranked faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 12.2%, the Sabres are fifth in the league.