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NHL · 2026-27 betting profile

Buffalo Sabres

4-4 straight up · 4-4 ATS · 5-3 over-under

Next gameSat Oct 17, 7 PMNHL Network
atMontreal Canadiens
SpreadBuffalo +1.5
Total6.5
Moneyline+120
Full matchup

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games4-450%Small sample-0.4
Home2-340%Small sample-0.3
Road2-167%Small sample-0.5
Favorite1-233%Small sample-1.5
Underdog3-260%Small sample+0.3
Non-conference4-450%Small sample-0.4
Last 53-260%Small sample-0.1

8 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

NHL, 2027 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 100% of games)

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games5-362%Small sample+0.5
Home2-340%Small sample-0.3
Road3-0100%Small sample+1.8
Non-conference5-362%Small sample+0.5
Last 53-260%Small sample+0.3

NHL, 2027 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing total (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 100% of games)

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 15at TorontoW 5-4+1.5W +2.56.5O +2.5
Oct 13at MontrealL 3-4+1.5W +0.56.5O +0.5
Oct 12vs FloridaW 5-3-1.5W +0.55.5O +2.5
Oct 10vs UtahL 1-4+1.5L -1.56.5U -1.5
Oct 8vs DallasL 0-4+1.5L -2.56.5U -2.5
Oct 6vs MinnesotaW 3-2+1.5W +2.56.5U -1.5
Oct 3vs ChicagoW 4-3-1.5L -0.55.5O +1.5
Oct 1at ColumbusL 3-6-1.5L -4.56.5O +2.5

Close is Buffalo's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
2026-274-44-450%Small sample5-362%-0.4

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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