Sabres vs. Blue Jackets Odds & Betting Predictions - January 3, 2026

Sabres at Blue Jackets

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Buffalo Sabres

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Columbus Blue Jackets

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MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Sabres 50-23-8	+1.5	-1.5+220	o6.5-102	-110
Blue Jackets 40-30-12	u6.5	+1.5-265	u6.5-120	-110

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Saturday 8:00 p.m.

January 03, 2026

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BUF -110

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D.Fabbro u1.5 Blk-110

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NHL Public Betting

Blue Jackets are 0-5 in their last 5 games.
Blue Jackets are 1-4 in their last 5 games against the spread
Blue Jackets are 25-16 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 1 of Blue Jackets' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 20 of Blue Jackets' 40 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Blue Jackets	42-39	17-23	25-16	12-23	26-15
Sabres	46-35	20-20	26-15	18-23	27-10

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Blue Jackets	39-42	20-20	19-22	18-17	20-21
Sabres	38-43	19-21	19-22	22-19	15-22

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Blue Jackets	40-29	N/A	N/A	22-13	14-27
Sabres	50-23	N/A	N/A	26-15	23-14

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Jan 1st	NJ	L 2-3	-1.5 L	U 6	NJ -118
Dec 30th	@OTT	W 4-1	+1.5 W	U 6.5	CBJ +180
Dec 28th	NYI	W 4-2	-	-	-
Dec 23rd	@LA	W 3-1	+1.5 W	U 5.5	CBJ +135
Dec 21st	@ANA	L 3-4	+1.5 W	O 6.5	ANA +104

Sam Carrick
C
Carrick is out with arm
Out
Alex Lyon
G
Lyon is out with lower body
Out
Justin Danforth
RW
Danforth is out with lower body
Out
Noah Ostlund
C
Ostlund is out with upper body
Out
Jiri Kulich
C
Kulich is out for season with ear
Out for Season

Brendan Smith
D
Smith is out for season with knee
Out for Season
Damon Severson
D
Severson is out for season with shoulder
Out for Season
Mathieu Olivier
RW
Olivier is out for season with upper body
Out for Season
Dmitri Voronkov
LW
Voronkov is out for season with hand
Out for Season

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Goals

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Assists

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Penalties

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31

Shots

34

14

Hits

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31

Faceoffs Won

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MatchupOverUnder
Sabres 50-23-8	N/A	N/A
Blue Jackets 40-30-12	N/A	N/A