Sabres vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 19

The Buffalo Sabres and San Jose Sharks are coming off a victory and a defeat, respectively, heading into their matchup at SAP Center at San Jose on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET. The oddsmakers have made the Sabres solid favorites at -142 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Sharks are at +120.

Buffalo grabbed a 2-0 victory on the road its last time out on March 17 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Four Sabres skaters recorded one point each, including Mattias Samuelsson (one assist) and Peyton Krebs (one assist).

San Jose's last game was a road loss, 5-3, against the Edmonton Oilers on March 17. The Sharks got two points each out of Kiefer Sherwood (one goal and one assist) and Dmitry Orlov (one goal and one assist).

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will emerge with the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Sabres vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Sharks 3 - Sabres 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.08 goals)
  

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Sabres vs. Sharks Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Sabres-Sharks matchup.

• Favorite: Sabres (-142)
• Underdog: Sharks (+120)

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres have gone 20-11 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• Buffalo is 9-3 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter (75.0% win percentage).
• The Sabres have a 58.7% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Buffalo and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 31 of 68 games this season.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have been made an underdog 59 times this season, and won 30, or 50.8%, of those games.
• San Jose has entered 53 games this season as an underdog by +120 or more and is 25-28 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 45.5% chance to win.
• San Jose has played 33 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo's 233 total goals (3.4 per game) rank sixth in the league.
• The Sabres have given up 200 total goals (2.9 per game), the 10th-fewest in NHL play.
• It has the league's sixth-best goal differential at +33.
• The 42 power-play goals the Sabres have recorded this season (to rank 15th in the NHL) have come on 205 power-play chances.
• Buffalo's 20.49% power-play conversion rate ranks 17th in the league.
• The Sabres have recorded 10 shorthanded goals this season (second among NHL squads).
• Buffalo kills 83.15% of opponent power plays, the third-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Buffalo wins 45.3% of its faceoffs to rank 32nd in the NHL.
• The Sabres have a 12.2% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks fourth in the league.

Sharks Key Stats

• With 205 goals (3.1 per game), San Jose has the NHL's 18th-ranked offense.
• The Sharks have allowed 233 total goals this season (3.5 per game), 29th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -28, the team is 27th in the league.
• The Sharks have 43 power-play goals (on 215 chances), 14th in the NHL.
• San Jose's power-play percentage (20) ranks the team 18th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Sharks have three.
• The 78.82% penalty-kill percentage of San Jose is 17th in the league.
• San Jose is 28th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (47.2%).
• The 12% shooting percentage of the Sharks is fifth in the league.