| NHL Picks & Predictions for Saturday, January 8, 2011 |
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| Written by Drew Sharper |
| Saturday, 08 January 2011 15:15 |
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Saturday's NHL Prediction
PHOENIX, AZ (TheSpread) – The Phoenix Coyotes and Buffalo Sabres are battling for playoff spots in their respective conferences as they meet on Saturday. Here is a look at my pick for this game. Buffalo is 17-18-5 on the season and the Sabres are 8-8-4 on the road. Buffalo has scored 111 goals and allowed 118. Buffalo has won 5 of its last 10 games. Phoenix is 19-13-8 on the season and 8-5-4 at home. The Coyotes have scored 112 goals and allowed 115. They also have won 5 of their last 10 games. Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have given Phoenix betting odds of -123 for tonight’s game while Buffalo has been given odds of +114. The over/under for goals scored has been set at 5. Here is a look at the trends and my pick for tonight’s game. Buffalo Sabres vs. Phoenix Coyotes, 8PM ET (View Matchup) The Sabred have won their last 4 games against Phoenix and 4 of their last 5 games in Phoenix. The road team has also won 9 of the last 13 games in this series. My pick is with Buffalo in this game as the Coyotes are actually a better team on the road. Buffalo needs the points more and has scored a point in its last four games. NHL FREE PICK: BUFFALO SABRES +114 Want More From TheSpread.com? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook or Subscribe to Our News Feeds! |
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