Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo Sabres odds, tips and betting trends

Two Eastern Conference teams meet when the fifth-place Toronto Maple Leafs (35-18-8) host the 13th-place Buffalo Sabres (29-29-4) at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET.

Toronto fell 4-1 at home its last time out on March 4 against the Boston Bruins.

Buffalo’s most recent game was a home loss, 5-2, against the Winnipeg Jets on March 3.

Ahead of this matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s hockey action.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo Sabres Odds and Betting Lines

• Favorite: Maple Leafs (-186)
• Underdog: Sabres (+155)
• Over/under: 6.5

Maple Leafs Stats and Trends

• Toronto has gotten the victory in 30 of the 51 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• In 17 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -186, the Maple Leafs have 11 wins.
• The moneyline odds imply that Toronto has a 65.0% chance of winning this game.
• Toronto’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 34 of 61 times.
• In the past 10 games, the Maple Leafs have claimed 90.0% of the possible points with an 8-2-0 record.
• They have scored 44 goals during that stretch.
• Over on the defensive end, the Maple Leafs have allowed 30 goals (three per game) in those 10 outings.

Sabres Stats and Trends

• The Sabres have been made the underdog 38 times this season, and upset their opponent 15 times.
• Buffalo is 6-6 when oddsmakers have made them underdogs of +155 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Sabres have a 39.2% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
• So far this season, 40.3% of Buffalo’s games (25/62) have had more goals than Wednesday’s over/under of 6.5.
• In the last 10 games, the Sabres have claimed 80.0% of the possible points with a 6-4-0 record.
• They have averaged 2.7 goals per game (27 total) during that time.
• Over on the defensive side, the Sabres have allowed 2.4 goals per game (24 total) in those 10 matchups.