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Thursday,March 5

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FINAL	Score	Line	OU	Record	ATS	O-U-P	PF	PA	EST Score	EST Line
Sabres	5	-115		36-19-6	36-25-0	30-31-0	3.4	3.0	3	6 (5.98)
Penguins	1	-105	6.5	31-16-13	37-23-0	30-30-0	3.4	2.9	3	-110

Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins Head to Head

2024-25 Recent Results

Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	GL	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Buffalo		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Mar 3	VS Vegas	-135	-1.5 \| +185	6.5	3-2	W	L	U	87%	78%	84%	49%	56%	45%
Buffalo		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	GL	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Feb 28	at Tampa Bay	+200	+1.5 \| -120	6.5	6-2	W	W	O	52%	19%	47%	53%	63%	53%
Feb 27	at Florida	-105	+1.5 \| -258	6.5	3-2	W	W	U	57%	42%	39%	72%	63%	50%
Feb 25	at New Jersey	-108	+1.5 \| -270	6.5	2-1	W	W	U	73%	62%	18%	84%	29%	29%
Feb 5	VS Pittsburgh	-125	-1.5 \| +180	6.5	2-5	L	L	O	73%	68%	35%	35%	94%	82%
Feb 3	at Tampa Bay	+170	+1.5 \| -142	6.5	3-4	OTL	W	O	56%	26%	42%	64%	69%	61%
Feb 2	at Florida	-105	+1.5 \| -250	6.5	5-3	W	W	O	57%	49%	45%	82%	71%	48%
Buffalo		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	GL	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Jan 31	VS Montreal	-125	-1.5 \| +180	6.5	2-4	L	L	U	71%	70%	80%	42%	93%	79%
Jan 29	VS Los Angeles	-125	-1.5 \| +195	5.5	4-1	W	W	U	82%	80%	79%	25%	83%	78%
Jan 27	at Toronto	-102	+1.5 \| -245	6.5	7-4	W	W	O	59%	59%	58%	79%	91%	74%

2024-25 Recent Results

Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	GL	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Pittsburgh		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Mar 3	at Boston	+100	+1.5 \| -250	6.5	1-2	L	W	U	22%	32%	15%	61%	39%	32%
Mar 1	VS Vegas	+130	+1.5 \| -192	6.5	5-0	W	W	U	43%	33%	20%	66%	53%	48%
Pittsburgh		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	GL	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Feb 28	at NY Rangers	-125	-1.5 \| +195	5.5	2-3	OTL	L	U	75%	75%	81%	52%	79%	75%
Feb 26	VS New Jersey	-162	-1.5 \| +164	5.5	4-1	W	W	U	58%	72%	91%	42%	84%	68%
Feb 5	at Buffalo	+105	+1.5 \| -218	6.5	5-2	W	W	O	27%	32%	65%	65%	94%	82%
Feb 3	at NY Islanders	-120	-1.5 \| +220	5.5	4-5	OTL	L	O	54%	59%	65%	76%	78%	79%
Feb 2	VS Ottawa	+110	+1.5 \| -245	6.5	2-3	L	W	U	51%	68%	11%	71%	88%	67%
Pittsburgh		DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	GL	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Jan 31	VS NY Rangers	-205	-1.5 \| +120	6.5	6-5	W	L	O	86%	86%	89%	74%	78%	58%
Jan 29	VS Chicago	-185	-1.5 \| +140	6.5	6-2	W	W	O	51%	85%	86%	48%	59%	46%
Jan 25	at Vancouver	-148	-1.5 \| +170	6.5	3-2	W	L	U	93%	85%	98%	72%	56%	45%

Last 5 Head to Head Results

Date	Road/Home	Score	Line	ML	OU	SU	ATS	F/D	H/A	OU
2026 Feb 5	Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres	5 2	+1.5 -1.5	+105 -125	6.5	PIT	PIT	DOG	Road	Over
2025 Nov 26	Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins	2 4	+1.5 -1.5	+100 -120	6.5	PIT	PIT	FAV	HOME	Under
2025 Mar 27	Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres	3 7	+1.5 -1.5	+114 -135	6.5	BUF	BUF	FAV	Home	Over
2025 Jan 17	Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres	5 2	+1.5 -1.5	-108 -112	6.5	PIT	PIT	DOG	Road	Over
2024 Oct 16	Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins	5 6	+1.5 -1.5	-105 -115	6.5	PIT	BUF	DOG	Road	Over

Betting Splits

Thursday,Mar 5	Goal	Handle	Bets	Total	Handle	Bets	Money	Handle	Bets
Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins	-1.5 +1.5	49% 51%	33% 67%	6.5 6.5	63% 37%	47% 53%	-115 -105	76% 24%	67% 33%

Makinen Daily Ratings

Thursday, March 5	Final	Line	OU	Score Proj	Eff Line
Buffalo Sabres	5	-115		3.0	6 (5.98)
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	-105	6.5	3.0	-110

Player	Pos	Injury
Sabres
Jordan Greenway	LW	Abdominal - IR (02/26)
Conor Timmins	D	Leg - IR (12/20)
Jiri Kulich	C	Ear - IR (11/06)
Justin Danforth	RW	Lower Body - IR (10/18)

Player	Position	Injury
Penguins
Blake Lizotte	C	Lower Body - is Questionable Thursday vs Buffalo
Sidney Crosby	C	Lower Body - IR (02/25)
Caleb Jones	D	Suspension - is out indefinitely
Jack St Ivany	D	Hand - IR (01/29)
Filip Hallander	C	Blood Clot - IR (11/08)

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