Sabres vs. Predators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 7

Both the Buffalo Sabres and Nashville Predators are coming off a win, heading into their meeting at KeyBank Center on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET. Sabres (-185) versus Predators (+154) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Buffalo secured a 5-1 road victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in its last game on March 5. The Sabres were led by Joshua Norris (one goal and one assist) and Owen Power (one goal and one assist).

Nashville won at home in its last game on March 5, 6-3 over the Boston Bruins. Filip Forsberg had three points (one goal and two assists) in that outing for the Predators.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's a look at which squad we predict will bring home the victory in Saturday's action on the ice.

Sabres vs. Predators Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Buffalo Sabres and Nashville Predators, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sabres 4 - Predators 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.03 goals)
  

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Sabres vs. Predators Moneylines

Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Sabres-Predators matchup.

• Favorite: Sabres (-185)
• Underdog: Predators (+154)

Sabres Betting Insights

• In the 27 times this season the Sabres have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 17-10 in those games.
• Buffalo has not played with moneyline odds of -185 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Sabres' implied win probability is 64.9%.
• Buffalo and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 29 of 62 games this season.

Predators Betting Insights

• This season the Predators have won 15 of the 43 games, or 34.9%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Nashville has entered 13 games this season as the underdog by +154 or more and is 5-8 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Predators, based on the moneyline, is 39.4%.
• Nashville has played 29 games this season that finished with over 6.5 goals.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo's 211 total goals (3.4 per game) rank sixth in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Sabres are allowing 184 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 12th in NHL play.
• It has the league's seventh-best goal differential at +27.
• The 37 power-play goals the Sabres have put up this season rank 15th in the NHL (on 187 power-play chances).
• Buffalo's 19.79% power-play conversion rate ranks 17th in the league.
• The nine shorthanded goals the Sabres have scored this season are an NHL high.
• Buffalo has the league's third-best penalty-kill percentage (83.43%).
• Buffalo has the 32nd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 45%.
• The Sabres shoot 12.2% as a team (fourth in the league).

Predators Key Stats

• With 182 goals (2.9 per game), Nashville has the NHL's 21st-ranked offense.
• The Predators' total of 213 goals given up (3.4 per game) is 28th in the league.
• Its -31 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.
• The Predators have 42 power-play goals (10th-most in NHL) on 184 chances.
• Nashville scores on 22.83% of its power plays, No. 9 in the NHL.
• This season, the Predators have five shorthanded goals (11th in NHL).
• Nashville's has the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.32%).
• Nashville wins 51.3% of faceoffs, eighth-best in the NHL.
• The 10.3% shooting percentage of the Predators is 27th in the league.