Nashville vs Ottawa Prediction: the Bookies Underestimate the Senators

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Nashville vs Ottawa, which will take place on February 4th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Nashville

Nashville can't seem to get back on track. This season, the team's been playing a lot of series where the bad news is way more than the good. As a result, in the Western Conference, the Predators are stuck in 14th place with only 43 points. Let's be real, Andrew Brunette's squad has had some pretty rough games lately. They're coming off a tough series against Anaheim, Vancouver, Buffalo, and Pittsburgh, and they're sitting in 14th place with 43 points. 

Ottawa

Travis Green has really improved Ottawa's play, giving their fans a chance to see their favorite team in elimination games.After 52 games, Ottawa's in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings, two points ahead of ninth-place Tampa Bay. The Senators just started to consolidate in the Cup eight, so they can't relax yet. Unlike Nashville, the Senators aren't having any conditioning problems. In the last four matchups, they've been on a roll: 2-1 over Toronto, 3-1 over Utah, 5-4 (OT) over Washington, and a solid 6-0 pver Minnesota.

H2H Meetings

Ottawa's got high hopes when they're playing Nashville. In the last five times these two teams have gone head-to-head, the Senators have won three times to Nashville's two.

Stats Betting

• In five of the last 13 home games, Nashville Predators didn't win in regulation time.
• Nashville Predators have won 8 of their last 9 home games against the Ottawa Senators.
• Ottawa has conceded 2 goals or less in 10 of their last 14 games.
• The Predators have held the Senators to 2 goals or less in 8 of their last 10 home games.
• Nashville Predators have conceded more than two pucks in six straight games.
• In 17 of the last 20 games, the Predators have scored more than two goals against the Senators.

Bookmakers' Offers

The pros at the bookie company 1xbet think Nashville is going to come out on top in the upcoming NHL match. You can bet on them winning (including overtime and shootout) with odds of 2.317, and in overtime with odds of 1.804. For Ottawa, the odds are 2.098 for a successful performance (including OT and BUL), and 2.789 for a victory in three periods.The experts of the bookmaker campaign also set the total at 5.5 pucks. For a total over 5.5 pucks, they're offering a 1.92 coefficient, and for the opposite total, it's 1.96.

Expert Betting Tips

The pros are betting on Nashville, which is a bit odd, considering their recent performance and standings' position. Ottawa seems like a better bet based on these metrics. The Senators recently beat the top teams and are fighting to stay in the wild card zone. We doubt that the visitors will take points off in a match with an average performer. We suggest choosing the second team to win.

Our picks:

Team 2 Wins for 2.00

IT1O (3.5) for 2.70

CS 2:4 for 15.0