Stars vs. Sabres NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 8

The Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres -- both coming off victories in their last game -- will play on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo. Stars (-122) at Sabres (+102) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Before watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which club will take home the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Stars vs. Sabres Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sabres 2 - Stars 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 3 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Sabres Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Stars-Sabres game.

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

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars were a moneyline favorite 66 times last season, and went 40-26 in those games.
• Dallas went 38-25 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -122 or shorter.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Stars' implied win probability is 55.0%.
• Dallas and its opponent went over 6.5 combined goals in 42 of 86 games last season.

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres were listed as an underdog 43 times last season, and won 27, or 62.8%, of those games.
• Buffalo played 30 games last season as an underdog by +102 or more and went 18-12.
• The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 49.5% chance of victory for the Sabres.
• Buffalo's games last season had over 6.5 goals 43 of 94 times.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas scored the ninth-most goals in the NHL last season (273 total, 3.3 per game).
• Defensively, the Stars were one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, allowing 222 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank second.
• Its goal differential (+51) made it fourth-best in the league.
• The 71 power-play goals the Stars recorded last season led the NHL (on 248 power-play chances).
• Dallas had the league's second-best power-play conversion rate (28.63%).
• The four shorthanded goals the Stars scored last season ranked 26th among NHL squads.
• Dallas had the league's 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.32%).
• Dallas won 51.6% of its faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
• The Stars' 13.2% shooting percentage led the league.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo's 283 goals last season (3.4 per game) ranked fifth in the league.
• The Sabres conceded 2.9 goals per game (240 in total), the 10th-fewest in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of +43, it was fifth-best in the league.
• With 48 power-play goals (on 246 chances), the Sabres were 18th in the NHL.
• Buffalo had the NHL's 20th-ranked power-play percentage (19.51%).
• The Sabres had 11 shorthanded goals (second in NHL).
• At 81.9%, Buffalo had the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 45.9%, Buffalo had the league's 32nd-ranked faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 12.3%, the Sabres were fifth in the league.