Sabres vs. Lightning Player Props | Nikita Kucherov | Thursday
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, 7:00 PM ET at Amalie Arena. The Buffalo Sabres are the underdog in the matchup, with a consensus moneyline of +190.
As favorite, the moneyline for the Tampa Bay Lightning is -231. The Lightning are a -1.5 favorite. The over/under is set at 7 goals.
The Lightning and Sabres have met twice this season, with the Lightning winning twice and the Sabres winning none.
Nikita’s Most Popular Prop Bet
Nikita Kucherov (TB) has gone over his assists prop in 11 of his last 14 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 1.85% edge on the Over. Current best odds: O 0.5 (-250) are at MGM.
Nikita’s stats vs. Buffalo Sabres
| G | SOG | Ast | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Nikita’s Season Stats
| G | SOG | Ast | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Key Betting Trends for Sabres at Lightning
- The Lightning are 6-2 ATS against the Sabres in their last 8 games
- The Lightning are 27-7 as favorites in their last 34 games
- The Lightning are 5-1 ATS at home in their last 6 games
- The Lightning are 14-1 at home in their last 15 games
- The Lightning are 4-1 ATS as home favorites in their last 5 games
Nikita’s Team’s Standings
| Avg | Rank | Vs Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| G / Gm | 3.48 | 1 | 0.4 |
| GAgst / Gm | 2.71 | 5 | -0.3 |
| Winning Margin | 2.34 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Losing Margin | -2.21 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Avg Spread | -1.08 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Avg Total | 6.00 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Cover % | 46.08 | 28 | -3.9 |
| Over % | 48.69 | 14 | 1.1 |
Nikita’s Notable Teammates
- Steven Stamkos (TB) has stayed under his shots-on-goal prop in 5 of his last 6 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 1.91% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 3.5 (-139) are at MGM
- Anthony Cirelli (TB) has stayed under his points prop in 19 of his last 26 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 3.54% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 0.5 (-161) are at MGM
- Anthony Cirelli (TB) has stayed under his assists prop in 24 of his last 28 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 5.07% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 0.5 (-303) are at MGM
- Steven Stamkos (TB) has stayed under his assists prop in 7 of his last 8 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 12.05% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 0.5 (-110) are at MGM
- Steven Stamkos (TB) has stayed under his points prop in 13 of his last 13 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 19.87% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 1.5 (-238) are at MGM
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