Wild vs. Sabres NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 29

The Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres are coming off a win and a defeat, respectively, heading into their meeting at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. The Sabres are underdogs on the road, at +124, and the Wild are -148.

Minnesota earned a 3-2 home victory over the Colorado Avalanche its last time out on Nov. 28, taking the shootout 2-1. Kirill Kaprizov had two points (two goals) for the Wild.

Buffalo lost 5-0 at home against the New Jersey Devils in its last game on Nov. 28. Colten Ellis made zero saves and gave up zero goals in that outing.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will come out on top in Saturday's hockey action.

Wild vs. Sabres Predictions & Pick

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

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

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Wild vs. Sabres Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Wild-Sabres matchup.

• Favorite: Wild (-148)
• Underdog: Sabres (+124)

Wild Betting Insights

• In the 10 times this season the Wild have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 5-5 in those games.
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter, Minnesota is 3-4 (winning 42.9% of the time).
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Wild have a 59.7% chance to win.
• Minnesota's 25 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 11 times.

Sabres Betting Insights

• The Sabres have been made an underdog 16 times this season, and won six, or 37.5%, of those games.
• Buffalo is 4-5 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +124 or more on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 44.6% chance of victory for the Sabres.
• Buffalo has played 12 games this season that finished with over 6.5 goals.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota ranks 19th in the NHL with 72 goals scored (2.9 per game).
• The Wild have given up 69 total goals (2.8 per game), the 10th-fewest in league action.
• Its goal differential (+3) ranks 11th in the league.
• The 22 power-play goals the Wild have put up this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 88 power-play chances.
• Minnesota is fourth in the league with a 25% power-play conversion rate.
• The Wild have scored two shorthanded goals this season.
• Minnesota has the league's 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.97%).
• Minnesota wins 47.5% of its faceoffs to rank 25th in the NHL.
• The Wild have a 10.3% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 23rd in the league.

Sabres Key Stats

• Buffalo has 72 goals this season (three per game), 19th in the NHL.
• The Sabres' total of 84 goals allowed (3.5 per game) is 25th in the league.
• it has the 26th-ranked goal differential in the league at -12.
• The Sabres have 12 power-play goals (on 69 chances), 20th in the NHL.
• Buffalo has the league's 21st-ranked power-play percentage (17.39%).
• The Sabres have three shorthanded goals (fourth in NHL).
• Buffalo's has the second-best penalty-kill percentage (88.06%).
• Buffalo wins 43.3% of faceoffs, 32nd-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.5% shooting percentage of the Sabres is 21st in the league.