For this one we will visit the glam world of the NHL. Let’s go to the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference and discuss about the confrontation of the Detroit Red Wings with the Buffalo Sabres on Nov 02 at 23:00 GMT at the Little Caesars Arena. And it will be a really close one as the home team is tied in 2nd place with 4 more teams, while the visitors follow in 3rd. Apart from the Florida Panthers who seem the clear favorites to win the Division, all other sides are on a more or less equal footing.
The records of Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres
The visitors have played one more game than the hosts and when we write this piece, they are 1 point behind their opponents. Which means that they have quite a strong incentive to come out all guns blazing. With a record of 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, 25 goals for, 28 against, they have little to lose. On the other hand, the hosts have 4 wins, 3 ties and no defeats to show for their efforts. However, the goals for and against tally is not all that impressive, showing 20 each.
The opposite meeting between the two at the Keybank Center in Buffalo is to take place tomorrow, and it will give out a lot of messages. Furthermore, both sides have two other matches to play in between. Interestingly, they have already played six matches this year against each other and they have 3 wins a piece.
Markets to check for Detroit Red Wings vs Buffalo Sabres
Typically, it’s a 60-40 proposition for the win of the hosts, even though the visitors have a slightly higher motive. Hence, the 1X2 odds are not quite as interesting as those for the over/under market. That’s quite understandable, considering that in the aforementioned 6 matches there is a spread of a minimum of 4 goals scored to a maximum of 10. The argument is reinforced by the averages of 5.9 and 5.5 goals per game for each side respectively.
According to the performances so far, and assuming that the results will be the expected ones more or less, the situation between the two is not going to change until they meet in Detroit. Which means that next week, when we come back to make our final suggestion, we have our work cut out for us.
Update
Since Oct 25 that we first talked about this one… The Red Wings lost to the Winnipeg Jets, the Edmonton Oilers and the previous match against their next opponents by 6-2, 3-2 and 5-3 respectively. On the other hand, the Sabres apart from winning the bout with Detroit, the lost to Florida Panthers by 5-2. Now, both have played 10 matches and present an identical record: 4 wins and 6 losses each. The only difference is the goal differential.
A clear advantage to the home side
The bookmakers offer @1.70 for the win of the home side and @2.20 (at best) for the victory of the visitors. It’s hard to understand why is there such a difference between two rather equal sides, while the home field advantage is not all that great for either! Risking a stake in favor of the hosts does not seem interesting. However, the chances that Buffalo can emerge victorious do not justify a bet.
Therefore, we will turn to the over/under market and we will base the recommendation on the 8 goals scored in their last encounter and the 7 on the one before that. The limit is 5.75 and less than that pays at @1.98. 6 or more goals go for a marginal @1.84 and this is what we will propose. Regardless of the fact that at the last encounter in Detroit, the score was 3-1 in favor of the Red Wings.
Now that the analysis is complete and the prediction is registered, let’s head to the open an account at the best betting platform page sign up, and place the next bets.