NHL Free Pick: Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators
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Team records:
Chicago: 34-11-4
Ottawa: 25-21-4
Tonight, 7:30 p.m. ET
Sportsbook odds: Blackhawks -175, Senators +155
Despite the Sens’ 16-8-3 home mark, they’re underdogs tonight. That’s how good Chicago has been this season. The Hawks are steamrolling one opponent after the other, going 7-1-1 so far in 2010. Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews have been fantastic and the Hawks are getting nice secondary scoring from the likes of Marian Hossa and Kris Versteeg. Is it possible, though, the Chicago is ripe for the picking tonight? The Hawks are playing their third game in four nights and third of a vicious eight-game road trip.
NHL Betting Trends:
The Sens have three straight road victories and are seriously enjoying Daniel Alfredsson’s return from injury. Alfie has four goals and six points in two games after not playing from December 23 to January 16. He and the Sens could give Chicago trouble. Then again, Ottawa is also playing its third game in four nights. Chicago seems downright invincible right now and boasts the league’s second-best road power play at 28.4 per cent. Until the Blackhawks prove otherwise, we may as well keep betting on them.
Also worth noting –The Sens’ three straight wins came against the NHL’s 29th, 24th and 23rd-highest scoring teams. Let’s see how Ottawa’s inconsistent goaltending handles the league’s No. 3 offense.
NHL Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago’s last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Chicago is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa’s last 7 games when playing Chicago
Ottawa is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa’s last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Pick: Blackhawks -175
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