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Detroit - Ottawa: NHL match betting tip
Detroit and Ottawa will face each other on March 28 in Michigan. Todd McLellan's team was in the top eight in the East until recently, but now it has dropped back to 12th place. The Canadians are very good and can reach the sixth place in the conference in the very near future. The teams have faced each other three times this season and the hosts have always won in this pair. How will it be this time? Read our betting tip for the match
Command Analysis
Detroit Red Wings
USACurrent form
Detroit played great right after the coach change and took a big step towards making the playoffs at the beginning of this year. The Michigan State team was among the top eight clubs in the conference, but now ranks only 12th in the East. The Red Wings are playing poorly after a pause for the Four Nations Tournament and have only 72 points in their piggy bank after 71 matches. Since February 26, the Wings have won only three games, and they have completely failed to leave. After a landslide victory in Salt Lake (5-1), the Reds were defeated in Denver (2-5).
The hosts are playing poorly defensively in the second half of March. In the last six games, they conceded 20 times, while in two winning matches they allowed their opponents to score only twice in total. Alex Lyon returned to the last line of defense after Petr Mrazek's injury. The American spends a very weak season, reflecting only 89.89% of attacks on his possessions.
Disqualifications and injuries
Andrew Kopp, Carter Mazur, Erik Gustavsson, Petr Mrazek and Elmer Soderblom will not play against the Senators. Cam Talbo's condition is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- Detroit scores 2.89 goals on average.
- The Red Wings are thrown only 27 times per game.
Ottawa Senators
CanadaCurrent form
Few people believed that Ottawa would be in seventh place in the East, but it happened. The Canadian team has been showing a strong level of play since the beginning of the new year and scored 79 points in 70 starts. The Sens can climb even higher, now they are only two points behind New Jersey, while the Devils have played two more meetings. At the end of winter and the beginning of spring, the team led by Travis Green practically did not lose, but now the legionnaires have only one victory in their last four matches. They started the trip with matches in Newark (3:2) and Buffalo (2:3).
The Senators stopped scoring as much as they did at the start of March. In the previous four matches, Ottawa scored only nine accurate hits, which is why it scored only two points. Tim Stutzle remains the guests' top scorer. The German forward has made 70 effective actions (20+50) and constantly leads his partners to the final throw.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nick Cousins is not coming to Michigan with his partners.
Interesting betting trends
- Ottawa is conceding 2.9 goals per game on average this season.
- The Canadian club throws 29 times per match on average.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In four of the five matches involving Detroit, the first period was productive.
1.77Bet 1stperiod: Ottawa will score
The Red Wings have conceded in the first period in the last four games.
1.55Tip and bets
Detroit returns home after an unsuccessful series of games on the road. It was in Michigan that the Wings scored two of their three wins since the beginning of spring and were pretty good on the ice at Little Cesars Arena. Ottawa, on the other hand, has clearly slowed down and failed to show a strong offensive game in previous matches. In this pair, so far only the hosts have won this season. We think that Todd McLellan's players will be able to pull themselves together and, with the support of their home crowd, outplay the guests from Canada. We offer a bet on winning first with a handicap of zero.
Our prediction is that Detroit willwinwith an Asian handicap (0) in 2.09
Betting on an individual total
Detroit wasn't good offensively in the second half of March, even though it scored 14 goals in the last five games. At the same time, the Red Wings scored ten accurate shots in the last two games on their ice and made great use of their chances. Ottawa has been conceding away at least twice per game since January, and it will be very difficult for the Sens to contain the motivated wings.
Prediction - Detroit's individual total is more than 2.5 goals in 1.77
Bet on the total
Both teams are not playing their best defense at this stage of the season, and a shootout can be expected in this match. The previous games between the rivals didn't turn out to be bright, but now everything should be different. Detroit needs to win at all costs, and Ottawa wants to gain a foothold in the playoff zone. We believe in at least six goals for two.
Betting Tip - total more than 5.5 goals in 1.80
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