Sabres vs Blues Odds, Predictions and Top NHL Pick for Friday (Feb 25)

• The St Louis Blues are solid -310 home favorites over the Buffalo Sabres in an NHL game scheduled for Friday, February 25
• Buffalo is 0-8 straight up in the club’s last eight visits to St Louis
• See Sabres vs Blues odds, along with our best bet prediction for Friday

Most folks know St Louis as the Gateway to the West, but when the Buffalo Sabres travel there to face St Louis, they only know the Blues. No wonder then that it’s St. Louis who are set as solid -310 favorites in the Sabres vs Blues Friday NHL odds. St Louis is 18-6-2 SU at home this season.

Buffalo has lost eight in a row straight up at St Louis. The Sabres haven’t won there since 2009. They are 1-9-4 in St Louis since 1998.

Sabres vs Blues Odds

Odds as of February 24th at DraftKings

Puck drop for Friday’s game at the Enterprise Center is set for 8:08 PM EST.

At -310, the Blues are given an implied probability of victory of 75.61%. Bet $10 on this line and a winning wager returns $13.20. On the other hand, go for the longshot Sabres at +245 and that same $10 bet garners a payout of $34.50. However, Buffalo’s IP of victory is just 28.99%.

Third in the Central Division, the Blues are currently in a great spot in the NHL playoff bracket.

Sabres vs Blues NHL Betting Trends for Friday

When St Louis won the 2018-19 Stanley Cup and Ryan O’Reilly was named Conn Smythe Trophy winner, it was easy to suggest the trade with Buffalo to acquire O’Reilly was lopsided in favour of the Blues.

Tage Thompson, the other half of that deal, is beginning to even up the NHL lines on this assessment.

Tage Thompson makes it snappy. 😌 pic.twitter.com/SHFSISECzV

— NHL (@NHL) February 19, 2022

The Buffalo forward has scored five goals in the past five games. Thompson has 22 points in the last 21 games and 13 over the past 11 contests.

Sabres forward Alex Tuch, acquired from Vegas in the Jack Eichel deal, has 21 points in his first 21 games for Buffalo.

Sabres vs Blues Recent Results

Since Jan. 1, forward Brayden Schenn leads the Blues with 11-7-18 totals. O’Reilly has 13 points over the past 16 games.

Vladimir Tarasenko is showing 11 goals through his last 19 games. He’s riding a four-game scoring streak.

Sabres Riddled By Injury

The injury-riddled Sabres list 10 players in sick bay. Forwards Kyle Okposo and Victor Olofsson are both questionable through illness. With these two key players out, it has a strong impact on the Sabres vs Blues Friday NHL odds.

Defenseman Henri Jokiharju (lower body) is also questionable. Forwards Zemgus Girgensons (undisclosed), goalie Malcolm Subban, defenseman Colin Miller and forwards Drake Caggiula (all upper body) and defensman Will Butcher and forwards Jack Quinn, Vinny Hinostroza (all lower body) are out.

For the Blues, defensemen Marco Scandella (lower body) and Scott Perunovich (upper body) are out.

Husso Top Vezina Candidate

In the nine games since #1 goalie Craig Anderson returned from injury, Sabres coach Don Granato has been alternating his two netminders. Based on the pattern, it’s Dustin Tokarski’s turn between the pipes.

Tokarski has never faced the Blues during his NHL career. He’s 1-4-2 in seven road decisions this season.

Sabres vs Blues Projected Starting Goalies

Ville Husso is one of the surprise stories of the 2021-22 NHL campaign. The Blues netminder has started five of the past six games. He’s 4-0-1 over that span. Husso is 9-1-1 since the start of the new year, posting a 1.68 goals-against average, a .942 save percentage, and one shuotut. He’s a top 10 contender in the Vezina Trophy odds.

Is Jordan Binnington still #1 or should the Blues ride Ville Husso in net?#NHLTonight | @brianlawton9 | @JamisonCoyle pic.twitter.com/wp0e1iLx3S

— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) February 23, 2022

Since Jan. 1, his GAA ranks first in the NHL, while his save percentage ranks second. Among goaltenders with at least 10 games played this season, Husso’s 1.97 GAA ranks first in the NHL, while his .936 save percentage rates second.

Sabres vs Blues Pick & Prediction

Buffalo has won two of three from St Louis. However, the Blues are 13-3 SU against the Sabres in their past 16 meetings. St Louis is 4-1 SU in the past five games. Buffalo is 1-4 SU in the club’s past five road games.

There’s a reason why the New York online sports betting markets list St. Louis as such heavy favorites in the Sabres vs Blues Friday NHL odds. They are clearly the much better team at this point of the season and own the recent history as well.

Pick: St Louis Blues PL -1.5 (-105)