Sabres vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 29

Both the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues are coming off a win, heading into their matchup at Enterprise Center on Monday at 8 p.m. ET. The Blues are small underdogs, at -105, and the Sabres are -115.

Buffalo earned a 4-1 home victory over the Boston Bruins in its last game on Dec. 27. Mattias Samuelsson's three points (one goal and two assists) led the Sabres.

In its most recent game on Dec. 27, St. Louis claimed a 3-2 home victory against the Nashville Predators. Robert Thomas (two assists) and Pavel Buchnevich (two goals) each had two points for the Blues in that outing.

Before watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which squad will secure the win in Monday's hockey action.

Sabres vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blues 3 - Sabres 2
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.06 goals)
  

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Sabres vs. Blues Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Sabres-Blues matchup.

• Favorite: Sabres (-115)
• Underdog: Blues (-105)

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres have been victorious in nine of their 15 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (60.0%).
• When playing with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter, Buffalo is 9-5 (winning 64.3% of the time).
• The Sabres have a 53.5% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Buffalo's games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 21 times.

Blues Betting Insights

• This season the Blues have won 12 of the 21 games, or 57.1%, in which they've been an underdog.
• St. Louis is 12-9 this season when entering a game as an underdog by -105 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set in this contest implies a 51.2% chance of victory for the Blues.
• St. Louis has played 18 games this season that finished with over 5.5 goals.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo's 113 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 19th in the league.
• The Sabres have allowed 118 total goals (3.2 per game), ranking 19th in league action in goals against.
• Its -5 goal differential ranks 19th in the league.
• The 22 power-play goals the Sabres have put up this season (on 112 power-play chances) rank 13th in the NHL.
• Buffalo's 19.64% power-play conversion rate ranks 15th in the league.
• The Sabres have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
• Buffalo kills 84.62% of opponent power plays, the third-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Buffalo wins 43.8% of its faceoffs (32nd in NHL).
• The Sabres have a 10.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 15th in the league.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis has 98 goals this season (2.5 per game), 30th in the NHL.
• The Blues' total of 131 goals allowed (3.4 per game) is 30th in the league.
• Its -33 goal differential ranks 32nd in the league.
• With 19 power-play goals (on 102 chances), the Blues are 22nd in the NHL.
• St. Louis' power-play percentage (18.63) ranks the team 17th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blues have three.
• The 76.77% penalty-kill percentage of St. Louis is 25th in the NHL.
• At 51.2%, St. Louis has the league's 12th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The Blues' 9.9% shooting percentage is 25th in the league.