Sabres – Lightning Prediction, Trends and Betting Odds – Thursday, February 23, 2023

OddsShopper’s Expert NHL AI walks you through the best betting odds, trends and free predictions for the Lightning’s matchup versus the Sabres.
The Buffalo Sabres will be on the road Thursday late afternoon to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Buffalo Sabres come into Thursday as the underdog, with Tampa Bay Lightning favored to win. The first puck drops at 2/23/2023 7:00 PM ET.

Sabres – Lightning Betting Odds

The Tampa Bay Lightning are favored in this matchup with -225 odds for the moneyline and +100 odds for the -1.5 puck line on DraftKings.
The Buffalo Sabres are +1.5 goal underdogs, with -120 odds and +190 odds for the moneyline in this matchup vs the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Moneyline Odds

Moneyline trends

• In the last 7 of 8 Home games, the Tampa Bay Lightning have hit the Moneyline bet (ROI: 26.4%)
• In the last 5 of 12 Away games, the Tampa Bay Lightning have not covered the Moneyline bet (ROI: -15.3%)
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have hit the Moneyline in 12 of their last 20 games (ROI: 1.4%)
• The Buffalo Sabres have not covered the Moneyline in 7 of their last 10 Home games (ROI: -41.9%)
• The Buffalo Sabres have hit the Moneyline in 6 of their last 10 Away games (ROI: 50.1%)
• The Buffalo Sabres have covered the Moneyline in 9 of their last 20 games (ROI: 4.1%)

Puck Line Odds

Puck Line trends

• In the last 5 of 8 Home games, the Tampa Bay Lightning have covered the Puck Line bet (ROI: 36.1%)
• In the last 6 of 12 Away games, the Tampa Bay Lightning have not covered the Puck Line bet (ROI: -0.1%)
• In the last 11 of 20 games, the Tampa Bay Lightning have hit the Puck Line bet (ROI: 14.4%)
• The Buffalo Sabres have not covered the Puck Line in 7 of their last 10 Home games (ROI: -51.1%)
• In the last 7 of 10 Away games, the Buffalo Sabres have hit the Puck Line bet (ROI: 35.1%)
• The Buffalo Sabres have not covered the Puck Line in 10 of their last 20 games (ROI: -8.0%)

Total Odds

Total trends

• The Tampa Bay Lightning have hit the Total Over in 5 of their last 10 games (ROI: 2.4%)
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have not covered the Total Under in 5 of their last 10 games (ROI: -13.6%)
• In the last 5 of 10 games, the Buffalo Sabres have not covered the Total Over bet (ROI: -9.8%)
• The Buffalo Sabres have not covered the Total Under in 5 of their last 10 games (ROI: -6.0%)

Our Sabres – Lightning Pick Recommendation

Our Favorite Player Props for the Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Matchup

Player Prop Trends

• Victor Hedman has covered the Assists Under in 6 of his last 10 games (ROI: 8.8%)
• Nikita Kucherov has covered the Assists Over in 6 of his last 10 games (ROI: 1.2%)
• Steven Stamkos has hit the Assists Under in 7 of his last 10 games (ROI: 38.6%)
• In the last 5 of 10 games, Brayden Point has hit the Assists Over bet (ROI: 13.0%)
• Brandon Hagel has hit the Assists Under in 7 of his last 10 games (ROI: 7.7%)

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