Sabres vs. Kings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 21

The Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings -- the former coming off a win, the latter a loss -- will play on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Sabres (-122) at Kings (+102) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Buffalo secured a 5-0 victory on the road its last time out on March 19 against the San Jose Sharks. Rasmus Dahlin (one goal and one assist) and Sam Carrick (two goals) were among the three Sabres players who collected two points each.

Los Angeles played at home in its last game on March 19, and fell to the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in a shootout (2-0). Artemi Panarin's two points (one goal and one assist) in that matchup led the Kings.

Before watching this matchup, here's a look at which club we pick to bring home the victory in Saturday's action on the ice.

Sabres vs. Kings Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Kings 3 - Sabres 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.05 goals)
  

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Sabres vs. Kings Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Sabres-Kings matchup.

• Favorite: Sabres (-122)
• Underdog: Kings (+102)

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres have been victorious in 21 of their 32 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (65.6%).
• Buffalo is 15-8 (victorious in 65.2% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -122 or shorter.
• The Sabres have a 55.0% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Buffalo's 69 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 31 times.

Kings Betting Insights

• This season the Kings have won 10 of the 26 games, or 38.5%, in which they've been an underdog.
• This season Los Angeles has won nine of its 21 games, or 42.9%, when it's the underdog by at least +102 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this outing implies a 49.5% chance of victory for the Kings.
• Los Angeles' games this season have had more than 6.5 goals 25 of 68 times.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo's 238 total goals (3.4 per game) rank fifth in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Sabres have been one of the stingiest squads in league action, allowing 200 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank ninth.
• It has the league's fourth-best goal differential at +38.
• The 42 power-play goals the Sabres have recorded this season (to rank 15th in the NHL) have come on 207 power-play chances.
• Buffalo ranks 17th in the league with a 20.29% power-play conversion rate.
• The Sabres have scored 10 shorthanded goals this season.
• Buffalo has the league's third-best penalty-kill percentage (83.33%).
• Buffalo has the 32nd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 45.3%.
• The Sabres have a 12.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks fourth in the league.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles has 179 goals this season (2.6 per game), 28th in the NHL.
• The Kings' total of 198 goals given up (2.9 per game) is seventh in the league.
• With a goal differential of -19, the team is 22nd in the league.
• With 34 power-play goals (on 196 chances), the Kings are 24th in the NHL.
• Los Angeles scores on 17.35% of its power plays, No. 24 in the league.
• This season, the Kings have seven shorthanded goals (sixth in NHL).
• Los Angeles' has the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (75.47%).
• At 48.6%, Los Angeles has the league's 23rd-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The Kings' 9.6% shooting percentage is 30th in the league.