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PIT @ BUF

Thursday, March 5, 2020 · 6:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's most recent starter as the probable starter (confirmed starters are not published in advance). Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Pittsburgh Penguins
40-23-6 · Away
4 – 2
FINAL
Buffalo Sabres
30-31-8 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock hasn't posted this game yet
Moneyline
PIT — · BUF —
Puck Line
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Total
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Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Puck Line
cover %
 PIT+1.5 74%
48-17
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
66%
21-11
60%
3-2
—
BUF-1.5 23%
15-51
0%
0-5
20%
2-8
24%
8-25
40%
2-3
—
Moneyline
win %
 PIT — 59%
38-27
20%
1-4
40%
4-6
47%
15-17
20%
1-4
—
BUF — 44%
29-37
20%
1-4
50%
5-5
58%
19-14
80%
4-1
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Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 1.5 (no DK/FD line — default)
 no DK/FD line PIT 52%
34-31
20%
1-4
40%
4-6
50%
16-16
60%
3-2
— 1.58 0.83 / 0.75
BUF 59%
39-27
100%
5-0
80%
8-2
55%
18-15
60%
3-2
— 1.80 0.80 / 1.00
2nd Period
over 1.5 (no DK/FD line — default)
 no DK/FD line PIT 71%
46-19
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
78%
25-7
80%
4-1
— 2.23 1.17 / 1.06
BUF 59%
39-27
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
61%
20-13
80%
4-1
— 1.92 1.00 / 0.92
3rd Period
over 1.5 (no DK/FD line — default)
 no DK/FD line PIT 55%
36-29
60%
3-2
40%
4-6
66%
21-11
40%
2-3
— 1.95 1.08 / 0.88
BUF 65%
43-23
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
64%
21-12
40%
2-3
— 2.06 0.95 / 1.11
Team Comparison '19-20
PITBUF
Record (W-L-OTL)40-23-630-31-8
Points %62.3%49.3%
Goals for / game3.252.83
Goals against / game2.843.14
Shots for / game31.929.3
Shots against / game29.731.1
Power play %19.9%18.9%
Penalty kill %82.1%74.6%
Faceoff %48.9%45.8%
1st period GF / GA0.86 / 0.800.80 / 0.99
2nd period GF / GA1.13 / 1.030.99 / 0.91
3rd period GF / GA1.10 / 0.930.93 / 1.13
Avg game total6.095.97
Starting Goalies from the box score
28 saves on 30 shots · 2 GA · W
28 saves on 32 shots · 4 GA · L
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
PIT2110321/3
BUF1010300/3
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line

No Hard Rock player lines for this game yet — they usually post the morning of game day.

Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Feb 22, 2020 at PIT BUF 5–2 3–00–12–1 7 — BUF
Oct 3, 2019 at PIT BUF 3–1 1–02–10–0 4 — BUF
Mar 14, 2019 at BUF BUF 0–5 0–00–30–2 5 — PIT
Mar 1, 2019 at BUF BUF 4–3 OT 2–10–21–0 7 — BUF
Nov 19, 2018 at PIT BUF 5–4 OT 1–22–21–0 9 — BUF
Dec 2, 2017 at PIT BUF 1–5 0–10–21–2 6 — PIT
Dec 1, 2017 at BUF BUF 0–4 0–30–10–0 4 — PIT
Nov 14, 2017 at PIT BUF 4–5 OT 2–12–20–1 9 — PIT
Mar 21, 2017 at BUF BUF 1–3 0–10–01–2 4 — PIT
Mar 5, 2017 at PIT BUF 3–4 3–00–20–2 7 — PIT