Vancouver Canucks vs. Ottawa Senators odds, tips and betting trends

The Vancouver Canucks (9-2-1) and Ottawa Senators (5-6) hit the ice Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre at 7:00 PM ET (on ESPN+) in a matchup of a pair of the most prolific offenses in the league. The Canucks average 4.50 goals per game (first), and the Senators put up 4.00 (third).

Vancouver claimed a 6-2 home victory over the Edmonton Oilers in its last game on November 6.

Ottawa won its most recent game 6-3 on the road over the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 8.

Before this matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Thursday’s hockey action.

• Favorite: Canucks (-114)
• Underdog: Senators (-107)
• Over/under: 6.5

• Vancouver has won three of the four games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Canucks have won three of the four games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -114.
• The moneyline odds say Vancouver has a 53.3% chance of winning this game.
• Vancouver and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in eight of 12 games this season.
• They have averaged 4.2 goals per game (42 total) over that time.
• Over on the defensive end, the Canucks have allowed 2.0 goals per game (20 total) over those 10 matchups.

• The Senators have been the underdog five times this season, and upset their opponent in two of those games.
• Ottawa has won two of its four games when it is the underdog by -107 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set in this contest implies a 51.7% chance for the Senators to win.
• So far this season, 81.8% of Ottawa’s games (9/11) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
• They have put up 41 goals during that time.
• Defensively, the Senators have given up 32 goals (3.2 per game) in those 10 matchups.