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Buffalo Sabres
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Ottawa Senators

Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 30, 10:08PM UTC

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NHL
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
Indoor
Wed 24 Dec 2025, 12:00AM
4
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Buffalo Sabres Moneyline +130

The model graded 4 markets for Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — a lean, not a lock. A $100 bet returns about $230 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Wed 24 Dec 2025, 12:00AM at Canadian Tire Centre.

Our confidenceLean
Chance to win53.1%
The price says43.5%
Best price+130
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Moneyline Buffalo Sabres Lean53% chance +130
Spread High70% chance —
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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GOOD PRICE in green
Moneyline
Buffalo Sabres
+130
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Calibrated model vs market

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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Buffalo Sabres

  • Justin Danforth RWOut
  • Jiri Kulich COut
  • Noah Ostlund COut

Ottawa Senators

  • Artem Zub DOut
  • Jake Sanderson DOut
Availability updated May 20, 10:36PM 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 5 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability5 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Buffalo SabresNo line posted

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

Puck LineBuffalo Sabres +1.5No line posted

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 4 betting markets for Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators — 4 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

4
Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 4 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 1 of their last 5 games; Buffalo Sabres have won 2 of their last 5.

Ottawa Senators — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L2–4CARHome
L1–2CARHome
L2–3CARAway
L0–2CARAway
W3–1TORHome
Buffalo Sabres — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L2–3MTLHome
W8–3MTLAway
L3–6MTLHome
W3–2MTLAway
L2–6MTLAway

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

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

Ottawa Senators
PlayerStatus
Artem Zub DOUT
Jake Sanderson DOUT
Buffalo Sabres
PlayerStatus
Justin Danforth RWOUT
Jiri Kulich COUT
Noah Ostlund COUT

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 Wednesday 24 December 2025 at Canadian Tire Centre. The model has generated 4 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 1 meeting
Ottawa Senators 1–0 across the last meeting
DateGameScoreWinner
2 Apr 2026Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators4–1Ottawa Senators
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