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Predators vs Senators: Both teams are coming off a loss
The Ottawa Senators will host the Nashville Predators on Monday evening at Canadian Tire Centre.
The Predators are coming off a tough week
The Nashville Predators are ninth in the Western Conference with a 26-22-1 record. Losing three of the last four games has seen them drop from the spots that led to the playoffs. The Predators are coming off a 4-1 loss to the hottest team in the league, the Edmonton Oilers. Nashville is 19th in the league, scoring 2.98 goals per game, and is ranked one spot higher, allowing 3.10 goals per game. Filip Forsberg is the best player on the team with 50 points, which puts him in 23rd place in the league. He is tied for 16th place with 23 goals so far in the season.
The Senators are having a season to forget
The Ottawa Senators are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with an 18-25-2 record and have lost the last two games. They were very solid against the best team in the East, the Boston Bruins, taking the game to overtime but losing 7-2 to the New York Rangers in the last one. The Senators are 11th in the league with 3.33 goals per game and are ranked among the bottom three teams in the league, allowing 3.67 goals per game. Tim Stutzle is Ottawa’s best player with 45 points so far in the season.
Betting Trends
These two teams have played under the total goal line in their last 5 head-to-head games. The Predators have played under the total goal line in their last 7 games overall and in the last 5 games on the road.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams are much better than the current state in the standings. The Predators are pretty tough on the defensive end but often struggle with scoring, while the Predators are the complete opposite. The total goal line is set at 6.5 for this game, and given the fact that the last five games between the two and the last seven Predators’ games have gone under, there is no reason not to go with the same pick.
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