A key battle on the NHL odds menu sees visiting Colorado duelling Ottawa on Thursday at Scotiabank Place.

Ottawa battles the Avalanche, currently with a 2-1 mark. The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 3-0 for the Senators and 0-3 for the Avalanche.



View Colorado vs Ottawa Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Avalanche listed as underdogs of +-150 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 5.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings have the Senators at No. 2 and the Avalanche at No. 30 heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Ottawa's No. 3-ranked offense (4 goals per game) against a Avalanche defense that ranks No. 6 at 1.7 goals per game allowed. The Senators Sportsbook has clicked at a 33.3% rate while the Avalanche have a 100% rate on the penalty kill.

The Avalanche were a 3-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jackets. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Colorado at +125 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.

The Senators were a 4-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Wild. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Ottawa at -131 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.


Colorado Avalanche Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Buffalo are 7-3
After playing Columbus are 2-8
After a win are 3-7

Ottawa Senators Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing Minnesota are 4-4-1
After a win are 5-5

A few Avalanche at Senators trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Colorado is 2-5-1 SU in its last 8 games ,when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado


Next up:
Colorado at Montreal, Saturday, October 15
Ottawa at Washington, Saturday, October 15