Sabres vs. Red Wings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 27

The Buffalo Sabres (44-20-8) host the Detroit Red Wings (38-25-8) on Friday, March 27, with both coming off a defeat in their last game. The Red Wings are underdogs on the road, at +130, and the Sabres are -155.

Buffalo was handed a 4-3 overtime defeat at home its last time out on March 25 against the Boston Bruins. The Sabres got two points each out of Jason Zucker (two goals) and Tage Thompson (two assists).

Detroit lost 3-2 at home against the Ottawa Senators in its most recent game on March 24. Six Red Wings skaters had one point each in that matchup, including Dylan Larkin (one goal) and Simon Edvinsson (one assist).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's a peek at which team we think will emerge with the victory in Friday's action on the ice.

Sabres vs. Red Wings Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Red Wings 4 - Sabres 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.93 goals)
  

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Sabres vs. Red Wings Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Sabres-Red Wings game.

• Favorite: Sabres (-155)
• Underdog: Red Wings (+130)

Sabres Betting Insights

• In the 35 times this season the Sabres have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 22-13 in those games.
• Buffalo is 8-3 when it has played with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter (72.7% win percentage).
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Sabres have an implied probability of 60.8% to win.
• Buffalo and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 33 of 72 games this season.

Red Wings Betting Insights

• This season the Red Wings have won 19 of the 36 games, or 52.8%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Detroit has entered 15 games this season as the underdog by +130 or more and is 8-7 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this matchup implies a 43.5% chance of victory for the Red Wings.
• Detroit has played 29 games this season with more than 6.5 goals.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo has scored the fourth-most goals in the league (250 total, 3.5 per game).
• The Sabres rank 11th in goals against, giving up 211 total goals (2.9 per game) in league action.
• Its +39 goal differential is the fourth-best in the league.
• The 45 power-play goals the Sabres have scored this season rank 14th in the NHL (on 214 power-play chances).
• Buffalo's 21.03% power-play conversion rate ranks 15th in the league.
• The 10 shorthanded goals the Sabres have scored this season rank second among NHL squads.
• Buffalo kills 82.05% of opponent power plays, the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Buffalo wins 45.5% of its faceoffs (32nd in NHL).
• The Sabres have a 12.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks fourth in the league.

Red Wings Key Stats

• With 205 goals (2.9 per game), Detroit has the NHL's 22nd-ranked offense.
• The Red Wings allow 2.9 goals per game (208 in total), the sixth-fewest in the NHL.
• it has the 17th-ranked goal differential in the league at -3.
• With 48 power-play goals (on 220 chances), the Red Wings are 11th in the NHL.
• Detroit's power-play percentage (21.82) ranks the team 14th in the league.
• This season, the Red Wings have two shorthanded goals (29th in league).
• The 77.84% penalty-kill percentage of Detroit is 24th in the league.
• At 50.8%, Detroit has the NHL's 12th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The 10.2% shooting percentage of the Red Wings is 27th in the league.