The NHL kicks off its 2024-25 season with the first of two NHL Global Series games between the Buffalo Sabres and the New Jersey Devils. Opening face-off at O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic is set for 1 p.m. ET on Friday.
New Jersey is the -149 favorite (risk $149 to win $100) on the money line in the latest Sabres vs. Devils odds. Buffalo is listed as the +125 underdog, and the over/under for total goals scored is 6.5. (see the latest lines for every game on our NHL odds page).
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SportsLine's model simulates every NHL game 10,000 times. It finished last season on a 7-4 roll on top-rated puck-line picks and was also profitable on top-rated money-line picks over the last six weeks of the season.
The model knows the Devils are the better team on paper, despite having a disappointing 2023-24 season. New Jersey went into last season as a Stanley Cup contender after revamping its gritty roster including young talent like Nico Hischier, Timo Meier and Jack and Luke Hughes but ended seventh in the Metropolitan Division with a minus-17 goal differential that landed them 22nd in the NHL. The hope now is that new head coach Sheldon Keefe has the key to turning this hungry but underwhelming team around.
The model also knows the kind of season the Sabres are coming off of. Buffalo missed out on a playoff bid for a 13th straight season and, like Friday's opponent, failed to shut out any opponents in last season. The Sabres were able to top the Devils 5-2 when these teams last met, although the Devils won four of the previous five meeting regardless of venue.
Now, the model has set its sights on Sabres vs. Devils. We can tell you it's leaning Under on the goal total, and it also says one side of the money line has ALL the value! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NHL picks of your own.
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