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 41-20-6	+1.5	-1.5+220	o6.5-102	-110
Blue Jackets 34-21-11	u6.5	+1.5-265	u6.5-120	-110

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January 03, 2026

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NHL Public Betting

Blue Jackets are 0-5 in their last 5 games.
Blue Jackets are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Blue Jackets are 22-12 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Blue Jackets' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 16 of Blue Jackets' 32 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Blue Jackets	36-30	14-18	22-12	10-16	23-13
Sabres	39-28	18-16	21-12	14-17	24-9

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Blue Jackets	33-33	16-16	17-17	15-11	18-18
Sabres	32-35	16-18	16-17	16-15	15-18

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Blue Jackets	34-21	N/A	N/A	19-7	12-24
Sabres	41-20	N/A	N/A	20-11	20-13

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

Tanner Pearson
LW
Pearson is day-to-day with lower body
Day-to-Day
Mattias Samuelsson
D
Samuelsson is day-to-day with undisclosed
Day-to-Day
Jordan Greenway
LW
Greenway is out with abdomen
Out
Colten Ellis
G
Ellis is day-to-day with undisclosed
Day-to-Day
Tyson Kozak
C
Kozak is day-to-day with undisclosed
Day-to-Day
Justin Danforth
RW
Danforth is day-to-day with lower body
Day-to-Day
Jiri Kulich
C
Kulich is out for season with ear
Out for Season

Brendan Smith
D
Smith is out with knee
Out
Erik Gudbranson
D
Gudbranson is day-to-day with upper body
Day-to-Day

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Goals

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Assists

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Penalties

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31

Shots

34

14

Hits

22

31

Faceoffs Won

28

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MatchupOverUnder
Sabres 41-20-6	N/A	N/A
Blue Jackets 34-21-11	N/A	N/A