Stars at Sabres: the Dallas Stars draw 63% of moneyline bets and 76% of the money, a 13-point gap.
| Market | Side | Bet % | Money % | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | Dallas Stars | 63% | 76% | -117 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 37% | 24% | +104 | |
| Puck line | Dallas Stars -1.5 | 47% | 77% | +210 |
| Buffalo Sabres +1.5 | 53% | 23% | -235 | |
| Total | Over 6.5 | 88% | 88% | -137 |
| Under 6.5 | 12% | 12% | -130 |
On Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres, the Dallas Stars draw 63% of the moneyline bets and 76% of the money. The money runs 13 points ahead of the tickets, so the larger bets lean the same way as the crowd.
A gap of 13 points is close to the typical NHL game, which closes about 11 points apart. It's worth a glance, not a conclusion.
On the total, 88% of bets and 88% of the money are on the Over 6.5. That's the normal pattern in hockey: over the last two seasons, 65% or more of total bets landed on the over in about 94% of NHL games.
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Almost always. Over the last two seasons, 65% or more of total bets landed on the over in about 94% of NHL games. On this game the public side of the total is the Over 6.5.
Not on the split alone. Across the last two NHL seasons, backing the side with more money than tickets and fading heavily bet public sides both lost at closing prices, about the size of the bookmaker's margin. Splits are context for your own read, not a pick.
Through the day on game days, from publicly reported sportsbook handle on a sub-hourly cadence, until puck drop. The page shows the latest snapshot each time it loads.
At the latest snapshot, the Dallas Stars have 63% of the moneyline bets and 76% of the money. The table above has both teams on the moneyline, puck line and total.
Bet percentage counts tickets: every wager counts once. Money percentage counts dollars, so one $1,000 bet outweighs a hundred $10 ones. Reading the two together shows whether the bigger bettors agree with the crowd.
Every ticket counts once in the bet percentage, but in the money percentage a $1,000 bet counts a hundred times more than a $10 one. When the two disagree, the bigger bets are landing somewhere other than the crowd. In the NHL that is common: last season the typical closing moneyline gap was about 11 points, and one game in four cleared 22. On its own, following the money has not beaten NHL prices. See our methodology →
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Last updated: October 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM UTC
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