Tampa Bay Lightning (45-28-6) vs. Ottawa Senators (37-35-7)
April 8, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Ottawa Senators +130 / Tampa Bay Lightning -150; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ottawa Senators meet in NHL action from the Canadian Tire Center on Saturday. Let’s dive into the odds, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Tampa Bay is listed as a -150 road favorite while Ottawa is tabbed as a +130 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 6.5 goals.
Matchup History
Ottawa’s 7-2 win over Tampa Bay back on March 23rd, 2023, snapped Tampa Bay’s three-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Tampa Bay is 1-5 in their last 6 road games and 1-6 in their last 7 games following a loss by 3 or more goals while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games played on 1 days rest. Ottawa is 0-4 in their last 4 games overall and 0-4 in their last 4 games against the Eastern Conference while the over is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Pick
I’m backing the over here. The Lightning just seem disinterested with the rest of the regular season considering their fate has been decided with a game one date in the first round against Toronto, but that hasn’t stopped Tampa Bay from putting out decent offensive outputs here and there. On the other side, Ottawa’s cooked in terms of the playoffs, but they’re still fighting and do their best work at home. All in all I think this is a fairly high-scoring game so give me the over here.
