Senators vs. Sharks Prediction: Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 9, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 8, 2024

Both the Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks are coming off a loss, heading into their matchup at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET. The Sharks are heavy underdogs despite being at home, at +182, and the Senators are -226.

The insights in what follows reflect odds as of March 9, 2024 at 3:13 PM ET. Check out the article below for the latest odds for this game and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Senators vs. Sharks Betting Odds

  • Moneyline: OTT: (-226) | SJ: (+182)
  • Puck line: OTT: -1.5 (109) | SJ: +1.5 (-133)
  • Total: 6.5 — Over: (-125) | Under: (+103)

Injury Report as of March 9

Senators: Matthew Highmore: Upper Body (Questionable), Zack MacEwen: Lower Body (Out), Travis Hamonic: Undisclosed (Out), Joshua Norris: Upper Body (Out), Parker Kelly: Suspension (Out), Thomas Chabot: Lower Body (Questionable)

Sharks: Mackenzie Blackwood: Lower Body (Out), Matt Benning: Lower Body (Out), Logan Couture: Groin (Out), Vitek Vanecek: Illness/Lower Body (Out), Ty Emberson: Lower Body (Out)

Senators vs. Sharks Predictions & Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Senators
Total Pick Over (6.5)
Spread Pick Sharks (+1.5)

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Senators vs. Sharks Team Stats

Senators Avg. (Rank) Sharks Avg. (Rank)
3.23 (13th) Goals Scored 2.19 (31st)
3.57 (30th) Goals Allowed 3.94 (32nd)
32.2 (9th) Shots 25.3 (32nd)
29.9 (15th) Shots Allowed 35.5 (32nd)

Senators Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Tim Stützle 61 14 43 57 154 0 -10
Claude Giroux 61 18 34 52 146 2 -7
Brady Tkachuk 60 27 24 51 256 7 -3
Drake Batherson 61 22 25 47 142 5 -7
Jakob Chychrun 61 9 22 31 150 4 -17

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Sharks Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Mikael Granlund 49 9 29 38 95 1 -10
Tomas Hertl 48 15 19 34 113 5 -26
William Eklund 60 10 19 29 97 5 -34
Fabian Zetterlund 62 16 13 29 149 3 -21
Mike Hoffman 60 10 12 22 68 3 -22

Betting Trends

  • The Senators have been favored on the moneyline 26 times this season, and have gone 13-13 in those games.
  • The Senators have a 69.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • This season the Sharks have won 15 of the 62 games, or 24.2%, in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • The Sharks have a 35.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Ottawa and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 35 of 61 games this season.
  • San Jose has played 27 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

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