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 loss in their last game. The Red Wings are underdogs on the road, at +130, and the Sabres are -155.

Buffalo lost 4-3 in overtime 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 last game on March 24. The Red Wings got one point apiece out of six skaters in that matchup, including Lucas Raymond (one assist) and Alex DeBrincat (one assist).

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will come out on top in Friday's hockey action.

Sabres vs. Red Wings Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from 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

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Sabres-Red Wings matchup.

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

Sabres Betting Insights

• In the 35 times this season the Sabres have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 22-13 in those games.
• Buffalo is 8-3 (winning 72.7% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter.
• The Sabres' implied moneyline win probability is 60.8% in this contest.
• Buffalo's 72 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 33 times.

Red Wings Betting Insights

• This season the Red Wings have been an underdog 36 times, and won 19, or 52.8%, of those games.
• Detroit is 8-7 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +130 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set in this contest implies a 43.5% chance of victory for the Red Wings.
• Detroit's games this season have had more than 6.5 goals 29 of 71 times.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo's 250 total goals (3.5 per game) rank fourth in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Sabres are giving up 211 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 11th 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 (on 214 power-play chances) rank 14th in the NHL.
• Buffalo is 15th in the league with a 21.03% power-play conversion rate.
• The Sabres have recorded 10 shorthanded goals this season (second among NHL squads).
• Buffalo's 82.05% penalty-kill success rate is the fifth-best in the league.
• Buffalo has the 32nd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 45.5%.
• The Sabres make 12.4% of their shots (fourth in the league).

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit's 205 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank 22nd in the NHL.
• The Red Wings have one of the best defenses in the league, conceding 208 total goals (2.9 per game), sixth in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -3, the team is 17th in the league.
• With 48 power-play goals (on 220 chances), the Red Wings are 11th in the NHL.
• Detroit scores on 21.82% of its power plays, No. 14 in the league.
• The Red Wings have two shorthanded goals (29th in NHL).
• At 77.84%, Detroit has the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 50.8%, Detroit has the league's 12th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The 10.2% shooting percentage of the Red Wings is 27th in the league.