The Nashville Predators (18-14-6) face the Ottawa Senators (18-18-3) Monday at Canadian Tire Centre in Montreal. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (NHL Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Predators vs. Senators odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Predators play the 3rd contest of a 5-game road trip. It has won the 1st 2 games in Carolina and Washington by a combined 8-5 score. Nashville has won 3 in a row overall, with at least 1 point in 5 straight outings (4-0-1).
The Senators entered Saturday’s game against the Seattle Kraken on a 4-1 run, but Ottawa was pounded 8-4 at home by the 2nd-year team. Ottawa has been playing well on offense, scoring 2 or more goals in 7 straight, and 16 of the last 17 games overall.
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Predators at Senators odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:09 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Predators +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Senators -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Predators +1.5 (-290) | Senators -1.5 (+210)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +115 | U: -135)
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Predators at Senators projected goalies
Juuse Saros (14-10-5, 2.77 GAA, .918 SV%) vs. Cam Talbot (10-10-1, 2.89 GAA, .906 SV%, 1 SO)
Saros has been sharp lately, winning 3 straight starts while allowing just 7 goals on the last 121 shots. That includes a ridiculous 64-save effort in a 5-3 win at Carolina on Thursday. He was on the short end of a 3-2 loss at home against the Sens on Dec. 10, stopping 30 of the 33 shots he faced.
Talbot was rocked for 5 goals on just 19 shots against the Kraken last time out on Saturday, and he was pulled early in the 3rd period. He has lost 2 straight starts, allowing 9 goals on just 44 shots during the span.
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Predators at Senators picks and predictions
Prediction
Senators 4, Predators 3
Moneyline
The SENATORS (-120) are worth a look as small favorites on home ice.
While the Preds have won 9 of the past 13 meetings, the home team is 7-2 in the last 9 games, with the favorite 9-4 in the last 13 in the series. Those 2 trends favor the Sens.
In addition, Nashville is just 1-6 in the last 7 tries against Atlantic Division combatants.
Puck line/Against the spread
The Predators +1.5 (-290) will cost you nearly 3 times your potential return if you don’t want to play them straight up, but would like a little bit of insurance. It’s a bad play.
AVOID.
Over/Under
OVER 6.5 (+115) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.
The Over is 4-1 in the last 5 games for the Predators, while going 10-2 in the previous 12 meetings in Ottawa.
While that’s all well and good, there is risk. The Under is 6-1 in Ottawa’s last 7 games at home, while going 20-6 in the last 26 games overall. Play it lightly.
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