Calgary Flames (24-18-10) vs. Buffalo Sabres (26-20-4)
February 11, 2023 12:30 pm EDT
The Line: Buffalo Sabres +100 / Calgary Flames -120; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Calgary Flames and the Buffalo Sabres meet in NHL action from the KeyBank Center on Saturday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Calgary is listed as a -120 road favorite while Buffalo is a +100 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 6.5 goals.
Injuries
Calgary has Rasmus Andersson is questionable for this game with an undisclosed injury. For Buffalo, Tage Thompson is probable for this game and Tyson Jost is questionable for this game after dealing with an illness.
Matchup History
Buffalo’s 6-3 win over Calgary back on October 20th, 2022, made it back-to-back wins over the Flames in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Calgary is 1-4 in their last 5 games after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game and 5-1 in their last 6 games after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record. Buffalo is 5-2 in their last 7 games overall and 4-1 in their last 5 games against the Pacific division while the over is 14-6 in their last 20 games against a team with a losing record.
Pick
I’m backing the Sabres here. It’ll be interesting to see how the Sabres do coming into this game having not played since the all-star break, but for Calgary, they haven’t had a ton of luck out of the gates themselves. They started with a game against New York where the offense came to play but the defense in the end let the Flames down and following that up by not showing up against Detroit. Buffalo has a fast, young team that will likely be eager to get back out and make their continued push for a wild card spot, so I’ll back the Sabres at home here until the Flames get their act together.
