Colorado Avalanche vs Buffalo Sabres Betting Pick & Prediction 12/3/24

Planning on watching today’s Avalanche and Sabres game? Catch the action at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY, as the Sabres hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on ESPN+. The Avalanche come into this non-conference matchup favored by -1.5 goals. The over/under line currently sits at 6.5 goals.

COLORADO AVALANCHE VS BUFFALO SABRES BETTING PICK

The Pick: Buffalo Sabres +1.5

This game will be played at KeyBank Center at 7:00 ET on Tuesday, December 3rd.

WHY BET THE BUFFALO SABRES:

• Even though they are 1.5 goal underdogs, we see the Sabres winning this game by a score of 4-3.
• We like the Sabres on the moneyline (+124)
• The Sabres are also our pick on the spread at +1.5

Pressure Builds for Colorado as Away Favorites

With a 5-2 loss to the Predators, the Avalanche are now 13-12-0. Colorado led 1-0 early in the second period, but Nashville responded with five unanswered goals.

The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals went over. The Avalanche were underdogs on the puck line, and failed to cover.

The Avalanche took 30 shots on goal in their 5-2 loss to Nashville. Cale Makar opened the scoring with his 5th goal of the season on a power play, while Nathan MacKinnon added his 6th goal, coming with 2:17 left in the game.

Makar also recorded his 16th assist on MacKinnon’s goal, and MacKinnon picked up his 14th assist on Makar’s earlier goal. Colorado had 23 giveaways in the game.

Defensively, the Avalanche will be looking to improve after giving up five goals to the Predators. Justus Annunen made 21 saves with a save percentage of 87.5%. Colorado’s defense also recorded 11 takeaways and 26 hits. The Avalanche had a 1-0 lead in the second period, but they gave up five of the final six goals, including two empty-netters.

Can the Sabres Lock in a Home Win?

With a 2-1 loss to the Red Wings, the Sabres are now 11-11-2 this season. Buffalo held a 1-0 lead after the first period, but Detroit responded with two goals in the second.

The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, but the teams combined for only 3. Buffalo, as the underdog on the puck line, failed to cover. All of the Sabres’ scoring came from Alex Tuch, who netted a short-handed goal in the first period.

Buffalo’s offense struggled in their 2-1 loss to Detroit, with Alex Tuch netting the Sabres’ only goal. Tuch’s fifth goal of the season came shorthanded, 8:21 into the first period.

The Sabres fired 32 shots on goal but failed to score again. They recorded 13 giveaways in the game.

Buffalo’s defense had a strong first and third period, but they gave up two goals in the second, leading to a 2-1 loss. Both goals came on the power play for Detroit, with the first at 12:11 in the second period and the second at 5:22. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves with a 91.3% save percentage, and the Sabres’ defense added 5 takeaways and 17 hits.