Jimmy Snuggerud scored twice and Dylan Holloway added three assists as St. Louis beat Columbus 5-3 on Saturday, and the Blues have had two days off since. Ottawa is 5-1 and St. Louis is 2-2-1 with 14 goals for and 16 against. I see the Senators’ record as resting on one man. Linus Ullmark started five of their six games, won all five and stopped 110 of 116 shots, a .948 save percentage. He played last night in a 4-1 win at New Jersey, so Ottawa is on the second night of a back-to-back. The only other one this season came on October 5 and 6: Ullmark started in Boston, Samuel Ersson started in Detroit the next night, and the Senators lost 5-3. That is one game, but it makes Ersson a real possibility in net tonight. Three of Ottawa’s five wins came by a single goal, so the Senators have little room for a drop in goaltending. They are also without defensemen Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub, and St. Louis is missing three of its own. St. Louis is a slight underdog against a tired team that may start its backup goalie, and I don’t think the price reflects that. My Max Play is St. Louis on the moneyline.
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Who was the public on? 61% of the public money was on Ottawa Senators to win on the moneyline. And, 86% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Ottawa would win by a score of 2.7 to 1.7 with Ottawa winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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St. Louis at Ottawa
7:30 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 69% of the public money was on Ottawa Senators to win on the moneyline. And, 68% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Ottawa would win by a score of 3.0 to 2.9 with Ottawa winning on the moneyline, St. Louis winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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St. Louis at Ottawa
7:00 PM Eastern
St. Louis has won four of the past five meetings, including 4-3 on Nov. 28. Ottawa has lost seven of eight against the Central Division, and the Senators have lost four of their past six games overall following a 4-2 loss to the Rangers on Thursday night. That was their first home game following a seven-game trip. Joel Hofer is probable for the Blues, and he has allowed just one goal in his past two appearances, including a 1-0 shutout against Utah. The Senators have won just six of 12 home games and are averaging 2.44 goals over their past nine games. Ottawa goalie Linus Ullmark has a 3.05 goals-against average and a .876 save percentage. Take the Blues.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 53% of the public money was on Ottawa Senators to win on the moneyline. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Ottawa would win by a score of 3.3 to 2.7 with Ottawa winning on the moneyline, St. Louis winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 65% of the public money was on St. Louis Blues to win on the moneyline. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that St. Louis would win by a score of 3.4 to 2.6 with St. Louis winning on the moneyline, Ottawa winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 61% of the public money was on Ottawa Senators to win on the moneyline. And, 67% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Ottawa would win by a score of 3.4 to 2.8 with Ottawa winning on the moneyline, St. Louis winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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St. Louis at Ottawa
7:00 PM Eastern
St. Louis has dropped two of three and are coming off of a 5-2 loss at Montreal. The offense is 25th in goals scored and 22nd in shooting percentage. Ottawa is 3-1 at home and ranks sixth in the NHL in goals scored (3.75 per game) and eighth in shooting percentage. The Senators have won four of their last five at home, plus are 5-1 versus winning teams. In their last home contest, Ottawa knocked off Tampa Bay (5-4) as an underdog. Play Ottawa.
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