Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks & Predictions 11/24/2018

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Little Ceasars Arena

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The Buffalo Sabres head to Little Ceasars Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, November 24, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Sabres at +105 and the Red Wings at -125.

Buffalo has a record of 14-6-2 this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 70 goals and surrendered 62 goals for a point differential of +8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 14-8-0 and an over/under record of 12-9-0. Detroit has a record of 10-9-2 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 60 goals and given up 67 for a goal differential of -7. Their record against the spread is 10-11-0 while their over/under mark is 10-10-0.

Valuable Buffalo Sabres Betting Trends

The Buffalo Sabres are 14-8-0 straight up this year

The Buffalo Sabres are 12-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 10-11-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 10-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Buffalo Sabres Injuries

11/21/18 D Marco Scandella Undisclosed missed last game, is questionable Friday vs Montreal
10/04/18 C Scott Wilson Leg is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Sean Malone Knee is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Johan Larsson Foot IR (10/03)

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

11/21/18 D Jonathan Ericsson Undisclosed missed last game, is questionable Friday vs Washington
11/18/18 LW Darren Helm Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Evgeny Svechnikov Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jack Eichel has scored 25 total points this year for the Sabres. He has 5 goals this season with 89 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Jeff Skinner averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by tallying 15 goals on 71 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the year. Carter Hutton has 10 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Sabres. He has 507 shots against him and he's surrendered 42 goals. He's made 465 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Andreas Athanasiou has 14 total points this season for the Red Wings. He has 9 goals this year with 60 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 16.3 minutes played per contest. Dylan Larkin averages 21 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 8 goals on 64 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Red Wings. He has 499 shots against him and he's given up 38 goals. He's made 461 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sabres have 30 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 70 goals while giving up 62 scores, which has them ranked 13th and 21st respectively. They have had 72 power play chances and scored 13 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the league. The Sabres have given up 63 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.97% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 7th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings are 18th in the league with a total of 22 points this season. They have 13 power play goals on 58 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 76 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 8th overall. As a team, the Red Wings are 23rd with a total of 60 goals scored while they've given up 67 goals this season, ranking 13th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.95%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 11th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Buffalo is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7%, as they've attempted 1,229 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,244 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.1% as they have 958 attempts while they have given up 955 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 16th in the league. The Sabres start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time, which is 17th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 635 face-off wins compared to 684 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Buffalo has 414 hits and they have blocked 289 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Red Wings are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.5% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 718 face-off wins compared to 657 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Detroit has 459 hits and they have blocked 286 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Detroit is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.5% as they've attempted 1,146 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,321 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.6% ranks 29th as they have 867 attempts while they have given up 1,035 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Sabres/Red Wings NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Buffalo +105

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