Using our OddsTrader NHL computer picks we were able to place tonight’s bets based on the information generated.
Tonight’s matchup see’s the Los Angeles Kings hoping to make it 5 wins from 7 whilst the traveling Sabres are currently on a 0-3 winless streak. The last time these teams met in Buffalo the home team came away as 6-0 winners on the day.
Pick Summary
- Sabres vs. Kings: Kings in Regulation (+105) at Bet365
Buffalo Sabres vs. Los Angeles Kings
Monday, February 13, 2023 – 10:30 PM EST at Crypto.com Arena
Team Analysis
Buffalo Sabres
Despite having the third-best attack in the league having scored an average of 3.67 goals per game, Buffalo’s defense has done them no favors allowing 3.45 goals per game. The Sabres are almost at the stage of no return in terms of their playoff chances, having now slipped to an 0-3 run.
With that said the Sabres have played 3-5 games less than most teams above them, but they will need to take advantage of these games in hand if they wish to get their names back into the postseason conversation.
Los Angeles Kings
The Kings find themselves locked into a very tight division in the Pacific with just eight points separating the top five teams, with the L.A Kings locked into 4th position, although they are level on points with both the 3rd placed Edmonton Oilers and 2nd placed Seattle Kraken.
The Kings have been performing slightly above par offensively having scored 3.24 goals per game, however on the defensive side of things they have been slightly below par allowing the 11th most goals per game with 3.37.
Los Angeles have the best record on home ice in the Pacific Division, having gone 15-9-6 thus far this season, winning 15 of their previous 24 games at home.
Stats and Trends
Buffalo Sabres
- The total has gone under in 4 of Buffalo’s last 6 games
- Buffalo are 12-4 in their last 16 games on the road
- The total has gone over in 13 of Buffalo’s last 20 games against an opponent in the Western Conference
Los Angeles kings
- The total has gone under in 5 of Los Angeles’ last 5 games against Buffalo
- Los Angeles are 12-3 in their last 15 games when playing at home against Buffalo
- The total has gone over in 6 of Los Angeles’ last 7 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference
*when it comes to making your NHL picks. They are merely guidelines and mostly irrelevant information but nonetheless can be interesting to read and might steer you in the right direction.
The Pick
The matchup between these two teams has revolved around the home team on the day with the winners being on home ice on 77% of the occasions over the previous 30 NHL games.
After suffering a humiliating 6-0 defeat on the road to the Buffalo Sabres last time these teams met, we believe the L.A Kings will seek revenge here at +105 for them to win in regulation. This seems like a very fair price according to the latest NHL odds, especially considering our computer’s predicted score of 4-2 to the L.A Kings.
The Kings are clearly the better of the two teams here, they rank inside the top ten in expected goals against and just trounced the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-0 on home ice, they should come into this game with a lot of confidence.
Alternatively, you could bet the Kings to cover the point spread of -1.5 on the PK line at +150, but we are going to play it safe just in case they manage to only win by one goal in regulation as 7 of the Sabres’ previous 10 road games have all been decided by less than one goal.
OddsTrader Final Score Prediction: Buffalo Sabres 2 – Los Angeles Kings 4
OddsTrader Pick: Kings in Regulation (+105) at Bet365
