Sabres vs. Flyers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 18

The Philadelphia Flyers (17-9-6) will visit the Buffalo Sabres (14-14-4) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET, in a matchup featuring two squads at different ends of the Eastern Conference. The Flyers are underdogs away from home, at +130, and the Sabres are -155.

Buffalo claimed a 3-1 victory on the road its last time out on Dec. 14 against the Seattle Kraken. Alex Tuch led the Sabres with two points (two assists).

In its most recent game on Dec. 16, Philadelphia earned a 4-1 road victory against the Montreal Canadiens. Sean Couturier (two assists) and Travis Konecny (one goal and one assist) each had two points for the Flyers in that matchup.

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

Sabres vs. Flyers Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Flyers 4 - Sabres 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.09 goals)
  

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Sabres vs. Flyers Moneylines

Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Sabres-Flyers game.

• Favorite: Sabres (-155)
• Underdog: Flyers (+130)

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres are 6-6 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• Buffalo has been a moneyline favorite of -155 or shorter in only two games this season, and split them 1-1.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Sabres have an implied probability of 60.8% to win.
• Buffalo's 32 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals 20 times.

Flyers Betting Insights

• The Flyers have been an underdog in 23 games this season, and won 10 (43.5%).
• Philadelphia has entered 10 games this season as an underdog by +130 or more and is 2-8 in those contests.
• The moneyline in this contest implies a 43.5% chance of victory for the Flyers.
• Philadelphia has played 16 games this season with more than 5.5 goals.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo ranks 20th in the league with 96 goals scored (three per game).
• The Sabres have allowed 109 total goals (3.4 per game), ranking 23rd in league action in goals against.
• Its goal differential (-13) ranks 26th in the league.
• The 20 power-play goals the Sabres have recorded this season (on 99 power-play chances) rank 13th in the NHL.
• Buffalo has the league's 12th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.2%).
• The Sabres have recorded three shorthanded goals this season (ninth among NHL squads).
• Buffalo's 84.95% penalty-kill success rate is the third-best in the league.
• Buffalo has the 32nd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 43.8%.
• The Sabres make 10.6% of their shots (18th in the league).

Flyers Key Stats

• Philadelphia's 91 goals on the season (2.8 per game) rank 25th in the NHL.
• The Flyers give up 2.7 goals per game (87 in total), the fifth-fewest in the NHL.
• it has the 13th-ranked goal differential in the league at +4.
• The Flyers have 14 power-play goals (on 88 chances), 31st in the NHL.
• Philadelphia has the league's 25th-ranked power-play percentage (15.91%).
• At 81.82%, Philadelphia has the 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Philadelphia wins 49.5% of faceoffs, 20th-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.4%, the Flyers are ninth in the league.