Wild vs. Sabres NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 6

Both the Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres are coming off a win, heading into their matchup at KeyBank Center on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. The sportsbooks see this as a close one, with the Wild -112 to win on the moneyline, and the Sabres at -108.

Ahead of this matchup, here's who we project to bring home the win in Tuesday's hockey action.

Wild vs. Sabres Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Wild 4 - Sabres 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Sabres Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Wild-Sabres game.

• Favorite: Wild (-112)
• Underdog: Sabres (-108)

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild were 28-22 when favored on the moneyline last season.
• Minnesota was 28-22 when it played as a moneyline favorite of -112 or shorter.
• The Wild have a 52.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• Minnesota and its opponent combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 48 of 92 games last season.

Sabres Betting Insights

• Last season the Sabres won 27 of the 43 games, or 62.8%, in which they were an underdog.
• Last season Buffalo won 27 of its 43 games, or 62.8%, when an underdog by at least -108 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 51.9% chance of victory for the Sabres.
• Buffalo's games last season had over 6.5 goals 43 of 94 times.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 268 total goals (3.3 per game) made it the 10th-highest scoring team in the league last season.
• The Wild allowed 235 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking fourth in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
• It had the league's sixth-best goal differential at +33.
• The 65 power-play goals the Wild put up last season (third-most in the NHL) came via 258 power-play chances.
• Minnesota had the league's third-best power-play conversion rate (25.19%).
• The Wild scored seven shorthanded goals last season (10th among NHL squads).
• Minnesota's 79.81% penalty-kill success rate ranked 16th in the league.
• Minnesota had the 30th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 46.7%.
• The Wild had an 11.2% shooting percentage, which ranked 15th in the league.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo's 283 goals last season (3.4 per game) ranked fifth in the league.
• The Sabres gave up 2.9 goals per game (240 in total), the 10th-fewest in the NHL.
• Its +43 goal differential was fifth-best in the league.
• The Sabres had 48 power-play goals (on 246 chances), 18th in the NHL.
• Buffalo's power-play percentage (19.51) ranked the team 20th in the league.
• The Sabres had 11 shorthanded goals (second in NHL).
• Buffalo had the fourth-best penalty kill percentage (81.90%).
• Buffalo won 45.9% of faceoffs, 32nd in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 12.3%, the Sabres were fifth in the league.