Tampa Bay vs Ottawa Prediction: the Bookies Underestimate the Senators

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Tampa Bay vs Ottawa, which will take place on February 5th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Tampa

Tampa needs to rest. Right now, the team looks bad.John Cooper has one of the most powerful lineups in the East, but the Lightning are out of the wild card spot, which is strange.At this point, they can settle for ninth place, having one point less than eighth-place Columbus. Tampa is coming off two wins, 4:3 (OT) over Chicago and 3:0 over the Islanders, and three losses, with a total score of 3:9.

Ottawa

Travis Green has created a winning machine out of literally nothing, and now Ottawa is rushing toward the top five with only two points less than fifth-place New Jersey.Also, in the last five games, the Senators have earned the maximum number of points, and they managed to upset Toronto, Utah, Washington, Minnesota, and Nashville. If the team continues to perform in the same spirit, then in the playoffs, they may well count on at least the conference semifinals.

H2H Meetings

Tampa is a good match for Ottawa, and the Senators have won four out of five games against the Lightning.

Stats Betting

• Ottawa Senators have conceded 2 or fewer goals in 11 of their last 15 games.
• They've conceded 2 or less pucks in 6 of their last 7 away games.
• Tampa Bay Lightning has conceded more than 2 pucks in 6 of their last 10 games.
• In fact, Tampa Bay Lightning has conceded more than 2 pucks to Ottawa Senators in 18 of their last 23 games.
• Tampa Bay Lightning hasn't won in regulation time against Ottawa Senators in 6 of their last 7 games.
• Tampa Bay Lightning has conceded 2 or less pucks in 14 of their last 22 home games.

Bookmakers' Offers

The pros at the bookie company 1xbet think Tampa Bay's gonna come out on top in the upcoming NHL showdown. You can bet on them winning it all (even when it hits overtime or a shootout) with odds of 1.619, and in regulation time with odds of 1.988. If you think Ottawa's going to win, the odds are 2.45. And if you think they'll win in three periods, the odds are 3.23. The analysts set the total at 5.5 pucks. They're offering a 1.93 payout for a bet on the total over (5.5) pucks, and 1.95 for the reverse line with the total under.

Expert Betting Tips

Ottawa's recent results have them looking much better, but the bookies still believe in Nikita Kucherov and his team. Tampa's performance at the end of January and the beginning of February doesn't inspire confidence. In four games, they've only beaten Los Angeles, who's been struggling, and they lost to Detroit, Chicago, and the Islanders. Ottawa's performance is on par with the teams on this list, and we're confident the Senators will secure their sixth straight win. We're offering a bet on them not losing.

Our picks:

X2 for 1.80

W2 for 3.20

CS 2:4 for 23.00