Sabres vs Islanders Prediction and NHL Tips - 22 October 2023
Last updated: Oct 21, 2023, 10:57PM | Published: Oct 21, 2023, 4:46AM
The Buffalo Sabres play the NY Islanders in NHL action at KeyBank Center on Sunday, starting at 10:00am AEDT.
Stats Insider's best betting tips for Sabres vs Islanders, plus the latest betting odds and goal scorer tips, are detailed in this article.
Who Will Win: Sabres vs Islanders
Using high-tech machine learning and data, Stats Insider has simulated Sunday's Buffalo-NY Islanders NHL match-up 10,000 times.
Our independent predictive analytics model gives the Sabres a 51% chance of winning against the Islanders at KeyBank Center.
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Sabres vs Islanders: Odds
The current betting odds in Australia for Sunday's NHL game at KeyBank Center are shown here:
- Head to Head: Sabres $1.80, Islanders $2.15
- Line: Sabres -1.5 ($3.00), Islanders +1.5 ($1.43)
- Total (Over/Under 6.5 Goals): Over $1.87, Under $1.95
Odds are correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, PointsBet currently has the Sabres at $1.80. Meanwhile, bet365 currently has the Islanders at $2.15.
The Sabres are listed as 1.5-goal favourites against the Islanders, with odds of $3.00 currently available at PointsBet.
For the underdog Islanders (+1.5) to cover the line, bet365 currently has odds of $1.43.
The Over/Under for total goals scored is set at 6.5 with bet365, which currently has odds for the Over at $1.87, while PointsBet currently has odds for the Under at $1.95.
According to Stats Insider's model, the Islanders (+1.5) have a 70% chance of covering the line, while the 6.5-goal Over/Under has a 54% chance of staying Under.
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Sabres vs Islanders: Betting Tips
- Head to Head: NY Islanders at $2.15 with bet365 (2.8% edge)
- Line: Islanders +1.5 at $1.43 with bet365 (70% probability)
- Total Goals: Under 6.5 at $1.95 with PointsBet (54% probability)
Today's Sabres vs Islanders predictions are based on detailed simulations and betting intelligence to provide you with the best possible advice every day of the year.
While the Sabres have a higher chance of winning the game, betting on the Islanders to win is our recommended option because of the 2.8% edge found when comparing our data-led probabilities to the odds currently available.
Making use of the edges published here at Stats Insider is pivotal to being profitable in the long run.
Sabres vs Islanders: Prediction
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Sabres vs Islanders: Player Props
Who will score the first goal in Sabres vs Islanders? The data is in.
According to Stats Insider, Buffalo's Tage Thompson is the most likely player to score the first goal in Sabres vs Islanders.
Thompson has an 8.9% chance of scoring the first goal at KeyBank Center, while the Sabres star has a 45.4% chance of netting an anytime goal.
Scroll down for the complete list of first goalscorer and anytime goalscorer probabilities.
First Goal Scorer Tips
Sabres First Goal Scorer Tips
- Tage Thompson: 8.9% probability
- Jeff Skinner: 7.6% probability
- Alex Tuch: 7.1% probability
- Dylan Cozens: 6.6% probability
- Casey Mittelstadt: 5.0% probability
Islanders First Goal Scorer Tips
- Bo Horvat: 7.2% probability
- Brock Nelson: 6.9% probability
- Anders Lee: 4.7% probability
- Kyle Palmieri: 3.6% probability
- Pierre Engvall: 3.4% probability
Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
Sabres Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
- Tage Thompson: 45.4% probability
- Jeff Skinner: 37.8% probability
- Alex Tuch: 35.8% probability
- Dylan Cozens: 33.5% probability
- Casey Mittelstadt: 25.1% probability
Islanders Anytime Goal Scorer Tips
- Bo Horvat: 36.7% probability
- Brock Nelson: 34.9% probability
- Anders Lee: 26.0% probability
- Kyle Palmieri: 23.3% probability
- Pierre Engvall: 20.5% probability
Remember, our model updates regularly, so bookmark this page for the latest betting tips before the Buffalo vs NY Islanders match-up at KeyBank Center.
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Sabres vs Islanders: Preview
The match-up between the Sabres and Islanders at KeyBank Center is scheduled to start at 10:00am AEDT on Sunday.
- Teams: Buffalo Sabres vs NY Islanders
- Date: Sunday 22 October 2023
- Time: 10:00am AEDT
- Venue: KeyBank Center
All dates and times mentioned in this article are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) unless otherwise noted.
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