Senators vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 31

The Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks -- the former coming off a defeat, the latter a win -- will face each other on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET, at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. The Sharks are underdogs despite being the hosts, at +130, and the Senators are -155.

Ottawa was handed a 6-5 overtime loss on the road its last time out on Oct. 29 against the Los Angeles Kings. Drake Batherson (one goal and two assists) and Tim Stutzle (three assists) were among the three Senators skaters who recorded three points each.

In its last game on Oct. 29, San Jose secured a 3-2 home victory against the Vancouver Canucks. Yaroslav Askarov made 23 saves for the Sharks while allowing two Canucks goals in that matchup.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's a look at which squad we think will bring home the victory in Saturday's action on the ice.

Senators vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sharks 3 - Senators 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5 goals)
  

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Senators vs. Sharks Moneylines

Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Senators-Sharks matchup.

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

Senators Betting Insights

• The Senators have won 66.7% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (6-3).
• Ottawa is 3-1 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter (75.0% win percentage).
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Senators have a 60.8% chance to win.
• Ottawa's 14 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals five times.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have been an underdog in 12 games this season, and won five (41.7%).
• This season San Jose has won two of its six games when it's the underdog by at least +130 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 43.5% chance to win.
• San Jose has played seven games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Senators Key Stats

• Ottawa's 42 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 17th in the NHL.
• The Senators have allowed 44 total goals (3.1 per game), ranking 20th in NHL play in goals against.
• Its -2 goal differential ranks 20th in the league.
• The eight power-play goals the Senators have put up this season rank 17th in the NHL (on 59 power-play chances).
• Ottawa has the league's 29th-ranked power-play conversion rate (13.56%).
• The Senators have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• Ottawa has the league's 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.92%).
• Ottawa has the eighth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 52.1%.
• The Senators shoot 11.9% as a team (11th in the league).

Sharks Key Stats

• With 39 goals (2.8 per game), San Jose has the league's 21st-ranked offense.
• The Sharks concede 3.3 goals per game (46 in total), 22nd in the NHL.
• it has the 24th-ranked goal differential in the league at -7.
• The Sharks have 12 power-play goals (seventh-most in NHL) on 49 chances.
• San Jose's power-play percentage (24.49) puts the team 10th in the league.
• The Sharks lead the league in shorthanded goals with four.
• At 82.98%, San Jose has the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• San Jose is 26th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.1%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.2%, the Sharks are 23rd in the league.