Zach Benson

Buffalo Sabres · LW · #6

OTT @ BUF · Tomorrow 7:30 PM

Over Under0.5

Over 0.5 Points, typical price −1621 sportsbook · consensus lineUpdated

What's different tonight

Over 0.5 · facts from past games, not a pick

Teammate out
Konsta Helenius: Out (upper body)
Over 0.5 without him: 20 of 36; with him: 12 of 22 (58 games as teammates)
Teammate out
Conor Timmins: Injured Reserve (lower body)
Over 0.5 without him: 27 of 53; with him: 21 of 39 (92 games as teammates)
Opposing goalie
Samuel Ersson (Expected)
Saves: 177 of 204 (.868) over his last 10 games · 4 of OTT's last 10 starts
Defense vs forwards
OTT allow 6.38 points a game to forwards: 16th most of 32
16 games · last 10 games: 7.60, 5th most

80%8 of 10L10

Over 0.5 Points cleared in 8 of his last 10 games (1 of 3 at home).

vs UTAH, 2026-10-10: 0, missed, 19.9 min
vs FLA, 2026-10-12: 1, cleared, 19.7 min
at MTL, 2026-10-13: 1, cleared, 19.6 min
at TOR, 2026-10-15: 2, cleared, 21.3 min
at MTL, 2026-10-17: 1, cleared, 21.3 min
vs PHI, 2026-10-21: 0, missed, 21.4 min
at WSH, 2026-10-24: 1, cleared, 18.5 min
at SJ, 2026-10-27: 1, cleared, 17.9 min
at ANA, 2026-10-29: 3, cleared, 19.5 min
at LA, 2026-10-31: 2, cleared, 23.3 min

ClearedMissedThe 0.5 linehis 2026–27 time on ice

Splits

Over 0.5 · L10 · counts, not in order

No game against OTT in his last 10; Over 0.5 cleared in 3 of 8 against OTT on record. Tap a split to count only its games. Research from past games, not a pick.

With or without

Over 0.5 · L10

Tage ThompsonC
Rasmus DahlinD
Jack QuinnRW
Konsta HeleniusCOut
Conor TimminsDInjured Reserve

The three skaters with the most points a game among those playing 12+ minutes, over their last 20 games, then anyone else in the rotation ruled out tonight. Only games they were teammates on the Sabres count; “without” is a game he didn't play.

Last vs OTT

Points: 0 in 17.6 min, Apr 2 (away)

Over 0.5 hit in 3 of 8 games against OTT on record

L10 · Over 0.5

Average: 1.2; +0.7 vs line
Median: 1; +0.5 vs line
Hit rate: 80%; 8 of 10
Price implies: 62%; at −162
Books’ fair: —; needs both sides
Time on ice: 20.2; 10 games · 16.1 in 2025–26

Research, not a pick. We have no number of our own on this line yet.

Lines posted now

Over hits, L10

Every line posted now: the typical price on each side and how many sportsbooks price it.
Over	Under	L10
−1621 book	—	8/10
+3201 book	—	3/10
+11001 book	—	1/10

Compare 1 sportsbook at 0.5

Each sportsbook's price for the Over and the Under 0.5 Points, with when we read it; the best current price is marked.
Sportsbook · read	Over 0.5	Under 0.5
FanDuel5 min ago	−162Best	—

Prices as of 11:14 PM ET. The page leads with the Over's typical price; these are each sportsbook's own.

The consensus line

0.5

−160 → −162 since first seen

Zach Benson's full game log and splits