Nashville vs Buffalo Prediction: Double Chance for the Sabres

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Nashville vs Buffalo, which will take place on February 9th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Nashville

Nashville's the biggest let-down of the current regular season in the whole league. Last season, the Predators made the playoffs pretty easily, and then they worked hard to strengthen their roster over the summer. It looked like they were going to go all the way and win the Stanley Cup, but it didn't quite work out that way.

The Yellows and Blues only got their first win of the season in the sixth game. Since then, they've been clinging to points here and there, but they've hit a wall around January and February. They haven't scored in six games and are now 14th in the Western Conference.

Buffalo

Buffalo is another team that you'd expect to be making progress and fighting for cup spots, but the Blades are always just about keeping their heads above water. The current regular season is no exception. It's pretty obvious they'll never be in the running for the cup.

But then, around the start of January and December, Lindy Ruff's team started to show their best hockey of the season. They beat Boston 7-2, Nashville 4-3, New Jersey 4-3, and Columbus 3-2. But even with this run, Buffalo is still rock bottom of the Eastern Conference.

H2H Meetings

Nashville and Buffalo have played each other once already this season. That match took place a week earlier, when the Blades were successful - 4-3.

Stats Betting

• Nashville has been losing in regulation time in the last six matches.
• Nashville has conceded at least three pucks in the last eight games in a row.
• Five of the last six meetings between Nashville and Buffalo ended with the total over.
• Nashville and Buffalo scored at least two pucks each.
• Nashville has scored Buffalo at least three times in five of the last six H2H meetings.

Bookmakers' Options

You can bet on Andrew Brunette's team to win, including overtime and a shootout, at odds of 1.80 at 1xbet. The Sabres are 2.00 to win. The bookie thinks there'll be lots of goals in the match between Nashville and Buffalo. You can bet on a total over 5.5 goals at odds of 1.63, and on a total under 5.5 goals at 2.30.

Expert Betting Tips

Nashville's performance in the current regular season has been poor. The Predators aren't exactly setting the world on fire, and they haven't gained a single point in the last six games. It looked like the match with the last team in the Eastern Conference might be the one to finally get them on a winning streak, but the Blades are on a four-game winning streak and they're not about to start giving points away. So it's pretty likely that Buffalo won't fail in regulation time.

Nashville has been losing to everyone lately, and they've been conceding a lot too. In the last eight games, the Predators missed an average of 4.5 goals per game. And in the last six head-to-head meetings, the rivals opponents sent 41 pucks each other (6.83 average per game).

Our picks:

X2 for 1.63

TO (6.5) for 1.95

IT2O (2.5) for 1.64