Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils 1/6/2015 Free NHL Picks & Predictions
by Guy Bruhn - 1/5/2015
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 7:00 PM ET
Prudential Center in Newark
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On Tuesday night, the Buffalo Sabres will visit the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Buffalo is fresh off a 1-6 loss to the New York Rangers which makes that four straight losses and eight losses in nine games. On the other hand, the Devils are coming off a 5-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers. However, they've lost five of their last seven games.
For Buffalo, the over is 5-0-1 in their last 6 road games and 7-0 in their last 7 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game. In their last 12 games, the over is 11-1.
Keep an eye on Brian Gionta who is suffering from a possible concussion and is questionable to play against the Devils on Tuesday.
The New Jersey Devils are 0-6 in their last 6 games following a win and the under is 2-0-2 in Devils last 4 games following a win. The Devils are 0-5 in their last 5 Tuesday games. The also have a handful of questionable players including Martin Havlat, Steve Bernier, Eric Gelinas and Peter Harrold.
When facing each other, the home team is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings and the under is 12-3-1 in the last 16 meetings in New Jersey.
The Sabres are 7-15 in the last 22 meetings in New Jersey.
Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends
Buffalo Sabres are 14-26-0 Against the Spread
Buffalo Sabres are 20-14-0 against the Over/Under
New Jersey Devils Betting Trends
New Jersey Devils are 14-27-0 Against the Spread
New Jersey Devils are 15-22-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Buffalo Sabres
12/29/14 D Tyler Myers Lower Body out indefinitely
12/21/14 LW Marcus Foligno Hand out 3 months
12/19/14 C Cody McCormick Lower Body out indefinitely
12/18/14 C Torrey Mitchell Lower Body out indefinitely
10/31/14 GO Matt Hackett Knee out indefinitely
01/03/15 RW Brian Gionta Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs New Jersey
New Jersey Devils
12/30/14 C Jacob Josefson Illness out indefinitely
12/30/14 C Stephen Gionta Hand out indefinitely
12/27/14 GO Scott Clemmensen Virus out indefinitely
12/18/14 D Damon Severson Ankle expected to miss 4-5 weeks
11/17/14 D Bryce Salvador Lower Body out indefinitely
11/14/14 LW Ryane Clowe Concussion out indefinitely
01/03/15 D Peter Harrold Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs Buffalo
01/03/15 RW Steve Bernier Hip "?" Tuesday vs Buffalo
01/03/15 D Eric Gelinas Illness "?" Tuesday vs Buffalo
Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey
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