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 50-23-9	+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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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' 41 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Blue Jackets	42-40	17-24	25-16	12-24	26-15
Sabres	47-35	21-20	26-15	18-23	28-10

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Blue Jackets	39-43	20-21	19-22	18-18	20-21
Sabres	39-43	20-21	19-22	22-19	16-22

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Blue Jackets	40-30	N/A	N/A	22-14	14-27
Sabres	50-23	N/A	N/A	26-15	23-15

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 day-to-day with lower body
Day-to-Day
Justin Danforth
RW
Danforth is day-to-day with lower body
Day-to-Day
Noah Ostlund
C
Ostlund is day-to-day with upper body
Day-to-Day
Jiri Kulich
C
Kulich is out for season with ear
Out for Season

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Goals

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Assists

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Penalties

7

31

Shots

34

14

Hits

22

31

Faceoffs Won

28

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MatchupOverUnder
Sabres 50-23-9	N/A	N/A
Blue Jackets 40-30-12	N/A	N/A