Avalanche vs. Senators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 28

The Colorado Avalanche (35-6-9) will visit the Ottawa Senators (24-21-7) on Wednesday, with Brock Nelson coming off a hat trick in the Avalanche's last game. The Senators are underdogs despite being the hosts, at +130, and the Avalanche are -155.

Colorado secured a 4-1 road victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs its last time out on Jan. 25. Nelson's three points (three goals) led the Avalanche.

Ottawa won at home in its most recent game on Jan. 25, 7-1 over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Senators got three points each out of Brady Tkachuk (three assists) and Stephen Halliday (two goals and one assist).

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will win the game in Wednesday's hockey action.

Avalanche vs. Senators Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Colorado Avalanche and Ottawa Senators, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Senators 4 - Avalanche 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.90 goals)
  

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Avalanche vs. Senators Moneylines

Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Avalanche-Senators game.

• Favorite: Avalanche (-155)
• Underdog: Senators (+130)

Avalanche Betting Insights

• In the 49 times this season the Avalanche have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 35-14 in those games.
• Colorado is 30-9 (victorious in 76.9% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Avalanche's implied win probability is 60.8%.
• Colorado's games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 23 times.

Senators Betting Insights

• The Senators have been an underdog in 15 games this season, and won five (33.3%).
• Ottawa has entered five games this season as an underdog by +130 or more and is 2-3 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Senators, based on the moneyline, is 43.5%.
• Ottawa has played 28 games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Avalanche Key Stats

• Colorado leads the NHL with 197 total goals (3.9 per game).
• The Avalanche have conceded 117 total goals (just 2.3 per game), the fewest in league play.
• Its goal differential (+80) leads the league.
• The 27 power-play goals the Avalanche have scored this season (to rank 23rd in the NHL) have come on 170 power-play chances.
• Colorado is 28th in the league with a 15.88% power-play conversion rate.
• The Avalanche have scored one shorthanded goal this season (28th among NHL squads).
• Colorado has the league's third-best penalty-kill percentage (84.06%).
• Colorado wins the 10th-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 50.8%.
• The Avalanche shoot 11.3% as a team (13th in the league).

Senators Key Stats

• Ottawa's 171 goals on the season (3.3 per game) rank 11th in the league.
• The Senators give up 3.4 goals per game (174 in total), 26th in the NHL.
• it has the 16th-ranked goal differential in the league at -3.
• The Senators have 39 power-play goals (on 170 chances), seventh in the NHL.
• Ottawa scores on 22.94% of its power plays, No. 9 in the NHL.
• The Senators have three shorthanded goals (19th in NHL).
• Ottawa's has the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (72.15%).
• Ottawa wins 55.5% of faceoffs, second-best in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.5%, the Senators are ninth in the league.