Columbus Blue Jackets - Buffalo Sabres: NHL match betting tip

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Columbus Blue Jackets

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10 April 16:00 UTC

Buffalo Sabres

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Columbus will have a showdown with Buffalo on its ice on April 11. The uniforms haven't looked their best lately and have often lost, while the blades showed a meaningful game and were able to produce a series of five victories, which they remain on to this day. The last match between the clubs also ended with a Sabres victory. Is it worth betting on their success this time? You will learn about this from the betting tip

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction and Betting Tips (11.04.2025)

Command Analysis

Columbus Blue Jackets

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Current form

Columbus had the opportunity to fight for the playoffs this season, but failed to take advantage of it. For a certain period of time, the team stayed close to the top eight, but later moved away from it and is now eight points behind, so it is perfectly clear to everyone that now it is simply finishing the regular season without claiming anything.

Plus, in most of the previous matches, the uniforms showed a rather weak game and faced a series of three defeats. They lost to Nashville (3-7) on their ice, and lost to Toronto (0-5) and Ottawa (0-4) on the road. However, upon returning to the home arena, Dean Evason's team nevertheless took revenge on the Senators with a score of 5:2, showing a bright offensive game and hitting 35 shots on target in that match.

However, defensive problems have plagued the Blue Jackets throughout the season, so even now the club remains one of the most conceding in its conference and, according to statistics, concedes at least three or four goals.

Disqualifications and injuries

Kevin Labanque will miss the upcoming fight due to injury.

Interesting betting trends

Columbus gets an average of 8.04 minutes of penalty time.
Uniforms usually win 48% of face-offs.

Buffalo Sabres

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Current form

Buffalo got out of last place in the Eastern Conference and ended up in 13th position only because it had a brilliant five-game winning streak. We can safely say that the team is in its best shape for the entire season, but it turned on very late, because under no circumstances can it get into the playoffs.

Speaking of which, the Blades have suffered only one defeat in their nine duels. After that, they beat Washington (8-5) and Ottawa (5-2) on the road, and already at home they dealt with Tampa (3-2 B), Boston (6-3) and Carolina (3-0) in turn. At the same time, most of the beaten opponents are now the leaders of the East. In many cases, the Sabres were very effective and opened up the opponents' defenses at least three or four times.

Today, Teige Thompson remains the main scorer in the club, who managed to score 71 points in the goal + pass system and continues to delight fans with a vibrant game. However, the club does not perform as well on the road as on its own ice, since up to this point it has won only 11 victories within the regular time.

Disqualifications and injuries

Greenway and Kozak will miss the upcoming match.

Interesting betting trends

Buffalo wins 47.9% of face-offs
According to statistics, the blades perform 21 power moves

Trends

Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks

In four out of five matches with the participation of the hosts, the first period turned out to be productive.

1.77

The bet of the 2nd period: the victory of the guests

In three out of five meetings, the guests were successful in the second period.

2.90

Tip and bets

2.25Buffalo with a head start (0)

We would not consider Buffalo an outsider in this confrontation, especially considering the form the club is in today. The blades had previously beaten powerful opponents and dealt with them with a difference of several goals. Columbus is experiencing a lot of problems and has not been able to win more than two victories in a row for a long time. By the way, recent head-to-head matches between the clubs have also often been in favor of the guests.

Prediction - Buffalo wins with a handicap (0) in 2.25

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1.65IT Buffalo has more than 2.5 pucks

Betting on an individual total

Buffalo has been very effective lately and has opened up the defenses of many opponents at least three or four times. Columbus, in turn, demonstrated a mediocre defensive game and often missed three times. At the moment, the hosts remain one of the most missed clubs in the conference, and in the last five matches against the Sabres they regularly missed at least three times.

We're betting more than 2.5 goals for 1.65 on Buffalo's individual total.

Bet on the total total

We expect to see at least six abandoned goals in this confrontation. Both Columbus and Buffalo rely on outdoor hockey and are used to operating on opposite courses, so many meetings between them go astride. By the way, the guests also played three of the previous five matches with at least seven goals scored.

We take a total of more than 5.5 goals for 1.55

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