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NHL
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
Indoor
Tue 23 Dec 2025, 7:00 PM ET
Buffalo Sabres
VS
Ottawa Senators

Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators Prediction & Picks

Our model graded 3 markets for Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators and backs Buffalo Sabres hardest, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $230.

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Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Buffalo Sabres
to win
Buffalo Sabres Moneyline
You bet$10 If it wins$23.00Best price+130
Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win61.9%
The price says43.5%

The model graded 3 markets for Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $230 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Tue 23 Dec 2025, 7:00 PM ET at Canadian Tire Centre.

This game's bets

The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Moneyline Buffalo Sabres High62% chance +130
Moneyline Members only High71% chance Members
Spread Members only High73% chance Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators last met on Tue 23 Dec 2025. Their next game gets a fresh preview here the moment it is priced. Today's board: every NHL game priced right now.

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Game picks

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Moneyline
Buffalo Sabres
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Buffalo Sabres

  • Jason Zucker LWOut
  • Alex Lyon GOut
  • Conor Timmins DOut
  • Topias Leinonen GOut
  • Jack Rathbone DOut

Ottawa Senators

  • William Eklund LWOut
  • Cameron Crotty DDay-to-day
  • Jake Sanderson DDay-to-day
  • Artem Zub DOut
  • Kurtis MacDermid LWOut
Availability updated Oct 10, 2:45PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 10 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability10 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Buffalo SabresNo line posted
2-3last 5 record
GF/G2.4GA/G3.6Shots/G29.4vs Senators0-4

Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineBuffalo Sabres +1.5No line posted
2-3last 5 record
GF/G2.4GA/G3.6Shots/G29.4vs Senators0-4

Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators — what the model found

Our model graded 3 betting markets for Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators — 3 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 3 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators — recent results

Ottawa Senators have won 4 of their last 5 games; Buffalo Sabres have won 2 of their last 5.

Ottawa Senators — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W2–1PHIHome
L3–5DETAway
W4–1BOSAway
W3–2TORAway
W4–3MTLHome
Buffalo Sabres — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L0–4DALHome
W3–2MINHome
W4–3CHIHome
L3–6CBJAway
L1–3PITHome

Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators — recent meetings

These two have met 1 time recently: Ottawa Senators won 1, Buffalo Sabres won 0.

DateOttawa SenatorsBuffalo SabresWinner
Apr 241Ottawa Senators

Who’s out or in doubt

10 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Ottawa Senators
PlayerStatus
William Eklund LWOUT
Cameron Crotty DDAY-TO-DAY
Jake Sanderson DDAY-TO-DAY
Artem Zub DOUT
Kurtis MacDermid LWOUT
Buffalo Sabres
PlayerStatus
Jason Zucker LWOUT
Alex Lyon GOUT
Conor Timmins DOUT
Topias Leinonen GOUT
Jack Rathbone DOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Sabres vs Senators, or as Senators vs Sabres. The most recent game between them was Tuesday 23 December 2025 at Canadian Tire Centre. The model has generated 3 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators head-to-head record

Final scores · 1 meeting
Ottawa Senators 1–0 across the last meeting

Last meeting: Thu 2 Apr 2026, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators: the Senators won 4-1.

DateGameScoreWinner
2 Apr 2026Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators4–1Ottawa Senators

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