Sabres vs. Lighting: Today’s Best NHL Goal in First Ten (GIFT) Bets

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Thursday's Best NHL GIFT Bets: Sabres vs. Lighting

(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)

Sabres vs. Lighting

With Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner, and Alex Tuch on the top line, this is one of the best in the league. They aren’t one of those these teams whose deeper lines don’t contribute — Dylan Cozens has three goals in his last five games, and Casey Mittelstadt and Peyton Krebs have a pair each.

The goaltending continues to be their weakest point, and they are 25th in Goals Against Above Expected.

The Lightning has the same offensive makeup as the Sabres. The top line of Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, and Brandon Hagel is top-notch, each with over 20 goals this season. They've also been getting production throughout the lineup — Steven Stamkos could play on a lot of the team’s first line, and Anthony Cirelli and Corey Perry have played well recently with four goals in their previous five.

The Sabres have smashed the GIFT hitting eight of their last ten, and the Bolts have the sixth-best GIFT percentage.

Pick: OVER 0.5 (-180)

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