Senators vs. Jets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 3

The Ottawa Senators (19-15-5) host the Winnipeg Jets (15-20-4) on Saturday, Jan. 3, with the Senators coming off a win in their last game and the Jets a defeat. The Jets are underdogs on the road, at +105, and the Senators are -125.

Ottawa claimed a 4-3 home victory against the Washington Capitals in its last game on Jan. 1. Shane Pinto led the Senators with two points (two assists).

Winnipeg's most recent game was a road loss, 6-5, against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 1. Mark Scheifele's three points (two goals and one assist) in that matchup led the Jets.

To prepare for this matchup, here is who we predict to take home the victory in Saturday's hockey game.

Senators vs. Jets Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Ottawa Senators and Winnipeg Jets, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Senators 2 - Jets 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 2.92 goals)
  

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Senators vs. Jets Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Senators-Jets matchup.

• Favorite: Senators (-125)
• Underdog: Jets (+105)

Senators Betting Insights

• In the 28 times this season the Senators have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 14-14 in those games.
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -125 or shorter, Ottawa is 11-10 (winning 52.4% of the time).
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Senators have a 55.6% chance to win.
• Ottawa's 39 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals 23 times.

Jets Betting Insights

• This season the Jets have been an underdog 14 times, and won one of those games.
• Winnipeg has not won as the underdog of +105 or more on the moneyline this season in eight such games.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Jets have a 48.8% chance to win.
• Winnipeg's games this season have had more than 5.5 goals 23 of 39 times.

Senators Key Stats

• Ottawa ranks 14th in the NHL with 126 goals scored (3.2 per game).
• The Senators have allowed 127 total goals (3.3 per game), ranking 19th in NHL action in goals against.
• Its goal differential (-1) ranks 15th in the league.
• The 31 power-play goals the Senators have recorded this season (on 126 power-play chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
• Ottawa has the league's seventh-best power-play conversion rate (24.6%).
• The two shorthanded goals the Senators have scored this season rank 19th among NHL squads.
• Ottawa's 71.56% penalty-kill success rate ranks 31st in the league.
• Ottawa has the second-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 56%.
• The Senators connect on 11.5% of their shots (ninth in the league).

Jets Key Stats

• Winnipeg's 112 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank 22nd in the NHL.
• The Jets have given up 121 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 16th in the NHL.
• it has the 22nd-ranked goal differential in the league at -9.
• The Jets have 22 power-play goals (on 111 chances), 17th in the NHL.
• Winnipeg has the league's 16th-ranked power-play percentage (19.82%).
• The Jets have four shorthanded goals (seventh in NHL).
• The 79.03% penalty-kill percentage of Winnipeg is 20th in the league.
• Winnipeg wins 51.3% of faceoffs, 11th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Jets' 10.6% shooting percentage is 19th in the league.