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BUF @ PIT

Thursday, March 25, 2021 · 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.

Buffalo Sabres
15-34-7 · Away
0 – 4
FINAL
Pittsburgh Penguins
37-16-3 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock hasn't posted this game yet
Moneyline
BUF — · PIT —
Puck Line
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Total
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Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Puck Line
cover %
 BUF+1.5 45%
14-17
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
56%
9-7
33%
2-4
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PIT-1.5 30%
10-23
40%
2-3
70%
7-3
41%
7-10
67%
4-2
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Moneyline
win %
 BUF — 19%
6-25
0%
0-5
0%
0-10
25%
4-12
33%
2-4
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PIT — 61%
20-13
40%
2-3
70%
7-3
77%
13-4
67%
4-2
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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 2.5
 no DK/FD line BUF 16%
5-26
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
19%
3-13
50%
3-3
— 1.32 0.48 / 0.84
PIT 42%
14-19
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
47%
8-9
50%
3-3
— 1.97 0.97 / 1.00
2nd Period
over 2.5
 no DK/FD line BUF 45%
14-17
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
50%
8-8
33%
2-4
— 2.26 0.84 / 1.42
PIT 33%
11-22
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
35%
6-11
33%
2-4
— 1.94 1.00 / 0.94
3rd Period
over 2.5
 no DK/FD line BUF 32%
10-21
20%
1-4
20%
2-8
38%
6-10
17%
1-5
— 1.94 0.74 / 1.19
PIT 18%
6-27
0%
0-5
0%
0-10
18%
3-14
17%
1-5
— 1.73 1.00 / 0.73
Team Comparison '20-21
BUFPIT
Record (W-L-OTL)15-34-737-16-3
Points %33.0%68.8%
Goals for / game2.463.50
Goals against / game3.552.79
Shots for / game28.430.1
Shots against / game33.730.0
Power play %21.0%23.7%
Penalty kill %77.7%77.4%
Faceoff %49.5%49.4%
1st period GF / GA0.61 / 0.961.04 / 0.82
2nd period GF / GA0.91 / 1.201.16 / 0.93
3rd period GF / GA0.88 / 1.271.16 / 0.98
Avg game total6.026.29
Starting Goalies from the box score
27 saves on 30 shots · 3 GA · L
36 saves on 36 shots · 0 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
BUF0000360/4
PIT1120312/4
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
Mar 24, 2021 at PIT PIT 5–2 2–12–01–1 7 — PIT
Mar 13, 2021 at BUF PIT 3–0 0–01–02–0 3 — PIT
Mar 11, 2021 at BUF PIT 5–2 1–12–12–0 7 — PIT
Mar 5, 2020 at BUF PIT 4–2 2–11–01–1 6 — PIT
Feb 22, 2020 at PIT PIT 2–5 0–31–01–2 7 — BUF
Oct 3, 2019 at PIT PIT 1–3 0–11–20–0 4 — BUF
Mar 14, 2019 at BUF PIT 5–0 0–03–02–0 5 — PIT
Mar 1, 2019 at BUF PIT 3–4 OT 1–22–00–1 7 — BUF
Nov 19, 2018 at PIT PIT 4–5 OT 2–12–20–1 9 — BUF
Dec 2, 2017 at PIT PIT 5–1 1–02–02–1 6 — PIT