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Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington Capitals odds, tips and betting trends

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Apr 03, 2024 / 9863 Views

Evan Walker

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April 1, 2024 9:57 am ET

A pair of Eastern Conference squads take the ice when the eighth-place Washington Capitals (36-27-10) visit the 13th-place Buffalo Sabres (35-35-5) at KeyBank Center on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET.

Buffalo suffered a 3-0 loss at home its last time out on March 30 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Washington was at home for its last Game on March 30, and fell to the Boston Bruins 3-2, losing a shootout 3-2.

Get ready for this matchup with everything you need to know ahead of Tuesday’s hockey action.

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Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington Capitals Odds and Betting Lines

Favorite: Sabres (-133)
Underdog: Capitals (+112)
Over/under: 6

Sabres Stats and Trends

Buffalo has gone 16-11 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
Through 16 games with moneyline odds shorter than -133 this season, the Sabres have won eight times.
Buffalo has a 57.1% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.
Buffalo and its opponent have combined to score more than 6 goals in 37 of 75 games this season.
In their last 10 games, the Sabres are 5-5-0 to earn 75.0% of the possible points.
They have averaged 3.4 goals per game (34 total) over that stretch.
Defensively, the Sabres have allowed 29 goals (2.9 per game) in those 10 matchups.

Capitals Stats and Trends

The Capitals have been the underdog 55 times this season, and upset their opponent in 22, or 40.0%, of those games.
Washington is 21-28 when it is underdogs of +112 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 47.2% chance for the Capitals to win.
So far this season, 52.1% of Washington’s games (38/73) have had more goals than Tuesday’s over/under of 6.
Over the past 10 games, the Capitals have gone 6-3-1 (75.0% of possible points).
They have scored 30 goals during that span.
Over on the defensive side, the Capitals have allowed 3.4 goals per game (34 total) in those 10 matchups.

Sabres vs. Capitals Game Info and Start Time

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM ET
TV Channel: MSG
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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