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New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/23/2021

Buffalo Sabres (3-1) vs. New Jersey Devils (2-1)
October 23, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: New Jersey Devils -175 / Buffalo Sabres +155; Over/Under: +6
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The Buffalo Sabres and the New Jersey Devils meet in NHL action from the Prudential Center on Saturday.

The Buffalo Sabres will be looking to rebound from a disappointing 4-1 loss at the hands of the Bruins in their last game. Boston opened the scoring just under four minutes into the game before doubling their lead with just over four minutes to go in the first. The Bruins forged ahead 3-0 just over five minutes into the second, and that 3-0 line head for the rest of the second and most of the third before Victor Olofsson got the Sabres on the board with just over five minutes to go in the final frame. The Bruins would slam the door shut on the Sabres with just under two minutes to go by adding an empty-netter to make it a 4-1 final. Craig Anderson got the loss, falling to 2-1 on the year after allowing 3 goals on 25 shots faced in the losing effort.

The New Jersey Devils will be trying to bounce back from a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals in their last game. Like Buffalo, the Devils found themselves down 2-0 in the first with a pair of goals from the Caps and Washington would go up 3-0 with a single goal just before the midway point of the middle frame. Evgeny Kuznetsov made it a 4-0 game for the Capitals before Janne Kuokkanen broke the seal for New Jersey with a consolation goal just under seven minutes to go, but that’s as close as the Devils would get. Scott Wedgewood took the loss after allowing 4 goals on 27 shots faced in the defeat.

Buffalo is 19-47 in their last 66 games overall and 21-69 in their last 90 road games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games played on no rest. New Jersey is 5-1 in their last 6 games as a favorite and 8-18 in their last 26 games overall while the over is 9-3-1 in their last 13 home games.

I get why the Devils would be favored here as they’re at home and the Sabres have to drop on sometime and maybe it happens on the second half of the back-to-back. However, I’m not laying this kind of juice with New Jersey just because. Buffalo’s played the better hockey up to this point and are actually the more complete team right now. It’s either Sabres and the value or pass for me here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Buffalo +155

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