| 21-7-4 | December 14, 2013, 02:00 PM | Canadian Tire Centre | 13-14-6 |
The Ottawa Senators battle the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Saturday in NHL betting action at Canadian Tire Centre.
Ottawa will face the 21-7-4 Kings. In totals betting, the Senators are 19-14 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Kings are 10-16-6 favoring the OVER.
View Los Angeles Kings vs Ottawa Senators Odds and Stats.
If you're going with the Senators in this one, they were listed as moneyline underdogs of 119 on most hockey betting menus early today for Saturday's contest. The over-under was at 5 earlier at Sportsbook.
This game puts the Senators, most recently No. 16 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Kings, who rate a No. 6 in the latest survey.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Maple Leafs on December 11. Bettors who backed the Kings at -125 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, Ottawa was a 2-1 Sportsbook at home against the Sabres. Bettors on Ottawa at -185 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Ottawa's No. 9-ranked offense (2.85 goals per game) against a Kings defense that ranks No. 1 at 1.97 goals per game allowed. The Senators Sportsbook has clicked at a 18.85% rate while the Kings have a 85.83% rate on the penalty kill.
A few Kings at Senators trends to consider:
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Ottawa's last 13 games
Ottawa is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games at home
Ottawa is 2-10-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Los Angeles
Next up:
Los Angeles at Chicago, Sunday, December 15th
Ottawa home to St. Louis, Monday, December 16th
