Ottawa vs Utah Prediction: the Senators Will End the Back-to-Back Series With a Win

Ottawa

Travis Green had a good old debrief after the disappointing games against the Rangers and Boston, and then Ottawa played a great game against Toronto. There weren't many goals, but the Senators' defense was solid - 2:1. This meant that Columbus couldn't get a three-point lead. Right now, Ottawa is hot on the heels of their rival, sitting in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Utah

Utah's on a nice three-game winning streak at the moment. They were close to beating St. Louis, Winnipeg and Minnesota, but lost 2:5 to the Jets in the return game. But despite the loss, the rookie has closed the gap in the cup zone to six points, which is pretty good going. Now, Andre Tourigny's team can be happy with 11th place in the Western Conference standings with a total of 49 points.

H2H Meetings

This season, the two teams have only played each other once. Then, away from home, the Senators earned a solid 4-0 win.

Stats Betting

• Ottawa Senators did not concede in 3 of the last 9 matches.
• Ottawa Senators scored 2 or less pucks in 12 of the last 16 matches.
• Utah conceded 2 or less pucks in 11 of the last 18 away matches.
• Ottawa Senators conceded 2 or less pucks in 8 of their last 11 matches.
• Utah has conceded more than 2 pucks in 10 of their last 16 matches.
• Utah has scored more than 4 pucks in 30 of their last 41 matches.

Bookmakers' Offers

The bookie lot at 1xbet think Ottawa will be stronger. You can bet on them to win (including overtime and shootout) with odds of 2.344, and in overtime with odds of 1.844. You can get 2.046 for the Utah team to win (OT and BUL), and 2.651 for them to win in three periods. The experts set the total at 5.5 pucks. For a bet on the total over (5.5) pucks, they're offering a 1.92 coefficient, and for the reverse line with a total under, it's 1.96.

Expert Betting Tips

Even though the first half of the back-to-back is over, we think Ottawa will win. The Senators have been playing better recently, and they'll be playing at home, where they've won seven of the last ten games. Utah lost in four of the last six away matches. Also, in the current season, the teams met once, and then Travis Green's team beat the other guys on the ice. We think the match will be similar to the last one.

Prediction:

Team 1 Wins for 1.80

TU (5.5) for 1.95 

CS 2:1 for 11.00