Senators vs. Blackhawks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 28

The Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks are coming off a win and a loss, respectively, heading into their meeting at United Center on Tuesday at 8:45 p.m. ET. The oddsmakers have made the Senators solid favorites at -142 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Blackhawks are at +120.

Ottawa won 7-2 at home its last time out on Oct. 27 against the Boston Bruins. Tim Stutzle (two goals and one assist) and Jake Sanderson (three assists) were among the three Senators players who put up three points each.

Chicago played at home its last time out on Oct. 26, and lost 3-1 against the Los Angeles Kings. The Blackhawks were led in that outing by Connor Bedard (one goal) and Ilya Mikheyev (one assist).

Here's our pick for who will capture the win in Tuesday's matchup.

Senators vs. Blackhawks Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blackhawks 4 - Senators 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.08 goals)
  

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Senators vs. Blackhawks Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Senators-Blackhawks game.

• Favorite: Senators (-142)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+120)

Senators Betting Insights

• The Senators have gone 3-3 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• Ottawa is 3-2 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter (60.0% win percentage).
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Senators' implied win probability is 58.7%.
• Ottawa and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in seven of 10 games this season.

Blackhawks Betting Insights

• The Blackhawks have won four of the nine games they have played while the underdog this season.
• Chicago has entered seven games this season as an underdog by +120 or more and is 3-4 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Blackhawks, based on the moneyline, is 45.5%.
• Chicago has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals just twice this season.

Senators Key Stats

• Ottawa's 37 total goals (3.7 per game) rank second in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Senators are allowing 37 total goals (3.7 per game) to rank 28th in league play.
• Its goal differential (0) ranks 15th in the league.
• The 13 power-play goals the Senators have scored this season lead the NHL (on 37 power-play chances).
• Ottawa has a league-leading 35.14% power-play conversion rate.
• Ottawa's 65.63% penalty-kill success rate ranks 29th in the league.
• Ottawa has the best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 59.6%.
• The Senators shoot 12.4% as a team (seventh in the league).

Blackhawks Key Stats

• Chicago's 26 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank 24th in the league.
• The Blackhawks concede just 2.4 goals per game (22 in total), the third-fewest in the league.
• With a goal differential of +4, the team is 10th-best in the league in that category.
• The Blackhawks have five power-play goals (21st in NHL) on 32 chances.
• Chicago has the league's 26th-ranked power-play percentage (15.63%).
• Chicago's has the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage (85%).
• At 47.6%, Chicago has the NHL's 25th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The Blackhawks' 11.9% shooting percentage is 13th in the league.