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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

Our pick: Buffalo Sabres to win at 1.90, locked when this prediction was published. The market priced both teams level, so the call went to the team with more head-to-head wins; the analysis below is written from match data.

Columbus Blue Jackets

vs

Nationwide Arena (Columbus)

Buffalo Sabres

Result

Lost

Columbus Blue Jackets 6 · Buffalo Sabres 3

Columbus Blue Jackets won

How our call settled

Our pick, Buffalo Sabres to win at locked odds 1.90, lost. It was published with 50% confidence, leaving a 50% chance for Columbus Blue Jackets to win, the outcome that came in.

At the last price check before the start the best price on Buffalo Sabres to win was still 1.90.

Analysis

Columbus Blue Jackets take on Buffalo Sabres on 1 October 2026, a fixture listed under NHL, at Nationwide Arena (Columbus). The bookmaker line prices Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets level at 1.90 each, an implied chance of 50.0% apiece once the bookmaker margin is removed.

The head-to-head record in our data feed, all competitions combined, shows 15 meetings since 2023: Columbus Blue Jackets won 7 and Buffalo Sabres won 8. The most recent meeting was on 9 April 2026, in the NHL. Our records hold no recent completed matches for Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres.

The call is Buffalo Sabres to win, overtime and shootout included, at 50% confidence, the level market chance: with the prices level, it goes to the team with more wins in the head-to-head record. Line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders are not available, so late team news is the main risk to this pick.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · Columbus Blue Jackets 1.90
2 · Buffalo Sabres 1.90 Our pick

Best price for each outcome before the start; our pick shows its locked odds.

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