Flyers vs Sabres Prediction, Odds & Props

NHL · Wed, Oct 21 · 7:40 PM ET

Philadelphia Flyers

Away · 2-6

Buffalo Sabres

Home · 4-3

Current lines

Spread: BUF -1.5
Total: 5.5
Moneyline: PHI +154 / BUF -184

Best available price across major books when this page updated.

Scouting report

Sprinkle's read:BUF moneyline★★★★

The side

Buffalo is the side: 2-3 over their last five and outscoring opponents.

The decider

Luukkonen is the weaker net by a wide margin right now — stopping about nine of ten, well off his own baseline — so Buffalo's side of the scoreboard is the one likely to move.

The context

Both clubs are losing, but they are losing differently: Philadelphia's games are quiet, Buffalo's are ordinary. This bet is really a question of which pattern holds.

Situational

Neither team is on a back-to-back and both had at least a day off; nothing here is worth adjusting for.

What breaks this

Luukkonen has been the weak link; another soft night sinks it.

Philadelphia Flyers

Last five

L1-4 @ TB
L1-2 @ OTT
L1-5 @ BOS
L1-4 vs CAR
L1-2 @ DET

Out

No players listed out.

Buffalo Sabres

Last five

W4-3 vs CHI
W3-2 vs MIN
L0-4 vs DAL
L1-4 vs UTAH
W5-3 vs FLA

Out

No players listed out.

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