The San Jose Sharks, spearheaded by Brent Burns and Logan Couture, are ready to take the ice against Matt Duchene, Thomas Chabot, and the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre in a cross-continent tilt. NBC Sports California will broadcast the matchup, which gets going at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 1.
San Jose Sharks vs. Ottawa Senators Odds
Playing the role of favorites will be the Sharks (-165), while the Senators are dogs offering moneyline odds of +145,, and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total sit at -120 over, +100 under.
San Jose is 12-14 straight up (SU) and has lost 9.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 26 regular season contests, 15 of its games have gone over the total, while 11 have gone under and none have pushed. As the road team in 2018-19, the Sharks are 4-9 SU.
San Jose has converted on 22.4 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, it has the third-strongest penalty kill in the league, and it has successfully killed off 86.1 percent of all penalties..
With a .892 save percentage and 24.7 saves per game, Martin Jones (9-8-3) has been the primary option in goal for San Jose this year. If it decides to rest him, however, San Jose might turn to Aaron Dell (3-6-2 record, .904 save percentage, 2.88 goals against average).
Despite posting a record of only 11-15 straight up (SU), Ottawa has lost moneyline bettors a total of 1.4 units this season. Through 26 regular season matches, 18 of its games have gone over the total, while six have gone under and just two have pushed. It’s 8-6 SU at home this year.
The Senators have converted on just 22.6 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 30th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 70.1 percent of all opponent power plays.
Craig Anderson has stopped 32.0 shots per game as the top selection in goal for the Senators. Anderson has 10 wins, 13 losses, and three overtime losses and has registered a pedestrian 3.69 goals against average and a poor .903 save percentage this year.
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Notes
Betting Notes
For both of these teams, the game went over the total in three of their past five outings.
San Jose’s attempted 35.4 shots per contest overall this season (the second-most in the NHL), and 36.2 in its last five road outings.
Over Ottawa’s last ten outings, eight of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 3-5 in those games).
San Jose skaters recorded 18.4 hits per game last season, while the Senators logged 24.0 hits per contest.
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