Senators Home Favorites Over Red Wings In Thursday NHL Picks

• What: Thursday NHL Picks
• Who: Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators
• When: Thursday, December 7, 7:00 p.m.

Completing a two-game road trip with a visit to Canada's capital city, the Detroit Red Wings know that close doesn't count in the NHL picks when they play the Ottawa Senators.

Detroit lost twice to Ottawa in overtime last season. In the last two games, the Red Wings also fell in OT - in Boston on Tuesday and at home against Vancouver on Sunday.

Oddsmakers are anticpating that the Red Wings will keep falling. Ottawa is set as -175 home favorites in the NHL picks for this game.

Let's look at the latest betting line on this game. Odds are subject to change.

	Puck Line	Moneyline	Total
Detroit Red Wings	+1.5 (-168)	+150	O 6 (-122)
Ottawa Senators	-1.5 (+142)	-175	U 6 (+102)

The two Atlantic Division rivals clashed four times during the 2023-24 season and the Senators were winners in three of the games. In fact, Ottawa has won 10 of the last 12 games against Detroit.

There are nine NHL games on the agenda during a busy Thursday night of action, and this is one of the games that we think provides the best bets of the night in the NHL picks.

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Red Wings vs Senators Betting Trends

Detroit is 2-6-2 in the club's last 10 visits to Ottawa. Overall, the Red Wings have lost three in a row, five of six and 10 of 12 to the Senators.

Overall, the Red Wings are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games. They are also 1-4 SU in their last five contests against Atlantic Division teams.

The Senators are also struggling, with a 2-7 SU slate through the past nine games. Ottawa is also 1-5 SU in the team's last six home games. The Senators are 2-5 SU in their last seven games within the conference.

The over has hit in each of the last seven visits Detroit has made to Ottawa. Ten of the last 15 games played by the Red Wings have gone under, though, as have seven of Detroit's last nine intra-conference games.

Ottawa has hit the over in each of the club's past five games. Ten of Ottawa's last 15 meetings with Detroit have also gone over. However, the under was the correct play in eight of Ottawa's last 11 games when facing Eastern Conference opposition.

Detroit is 8-12-3 SU as the betting underdog. The Red Wings are 5-5-2 SU on the road and 6-6 against the puck line in away games.

Ottawa is 5-7-2 SU as the favorite in the betting line. The Senators are 6-5-1 SU at home and 4-8 against the puck line on home ice.

Red Wings Down To Third Goalie

Detroit's first (Cam Talbot) and second-string (Alex Lyon) goalies are out with lower-body injuries. That's leaving the Red Wings to go with Ville Husso, who hasn't won an NHL game in almost a year. Backing him up is 2021 first-round draft pick Sebastian Cossa, who's yet to see NHL action.

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— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) December 4, 2024

Forward Lucas Raymond has eight goals in his last 10 games. Captain Dylan Larkin leads the team with 12 goals but has one goal in seven games. Veteran forward Patrick Kane (upper-body injury) is out. Detroit's penalty kill is an NHL-worst 65.3%. The Red Wings have given up 25 power-play goals in 25 games.

Senators Struggling All Over Ice

Ottawa is 17th in the NHL with 75 goals, but 21st in the league with 79 goals against. The Senators power play is clicking at 28%, which is No. 3 in the NHL.

Like the Red Wings, Ottawa is desperately lacking depth scoring and burdened by a thin defensive corps. The Senators were 5-8-1 in November for the NHL's lowest points percentage during the month.

Goalie Linus Ullmark, the 2023 Vezina Trophy winner acquired in the summer from Boston has an .888 save percentage and 3.07 goals-against average.

Former Red Wings right winger David Perron (upper-body injury) and defenseman Artem Zub (foot) are both out for the Senators.

Detroit vs Ottawa NHL Picks

These are two truly mediocre clubs. The Red Wings are 3-4-3 in their last 10 games while the Senators are 3-5-2. Ottawa is returning home from a 1-1-1 California trip.

Detroit Red Wings To beat Ottawa Senators

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Detroit has points in six of eight games and even when they lose, the Red Wings keep it close. They've lost five in a row by one-goal margins. It's that ability to stay in games which will put Detroit over the top for a win in the Thursday NHL picks.