Ottawa Senators vs Utah Mammoth Betting Picks

Ottawa has gone OVER three in a row in the absence of starting goalie Linus Ullmark, who is out for personal reasons. The Senators have allowed 21 goals in five games and have gone OVER in seven of nine road games. Five of six road games against Utah have gone OVER, and the Mammoth are 6-1 OVER their past seven home contests. Leevi Merilainen is probable for the Senators, and he has a 3.49 goals-against average and an .868 save percentage. Ottawa is #23 in the NHL, allowing 3.27 goals per game. Utah is 5-1-1 OVER its past seven Wednesday games. Take the OVER.

Utah has lost four of five while allowing 22 goals in that span and the last two easily went OVER. The Mammoth have gone OVER six of nine overall and five of six as underdogs. Ottawa has gone OVER five of seven and the Senators are 10-4 OVER their past 14 home games dating to last season. Six of the past eight meetings between these teams have sailed OVER. Leevi Merilainen is expected to start for Ottawa and he is 1-1-0 with a 4.54 goals-against average and an .833 save percentage this season. The Senators are 7-0 OVER after allowing two or fewer goals their previous game and they come off a 3-2 overtime win at Philadelphia. They are 5-0 OVER in the third day of a 3-in-4 days spot and Utah is 5-1 OVER against teams with losing records. Take the OVER.

Ottawa is 29-14-6 UNDER this season and the Utah Hockey Club is 25-19-4 UNDER. They met once in October and it went UNDER as Ottawa won 4-0. The Senators are 11-1 UNDER their past 12 games, including their past four as they have scored only four goals in four games. Utah has stayed UNDER eight of 10 against the Atlantic Division and Ottawa has gone UNDER five of six home games. Connor Ingram has allowed 2.5 goals per game his past four for Utah and Leevi Merilainen is 6-3-1 with a 2.32 GAA for Ottawa. The Senators are 11-1-2 UNDER their past 14 games against teams with losing records and 7-1-3 UNDER versus Western Conference opponents. Take the UNDER.