NHL Betting Preview Ottawa Senators vs Atlanta Thrashers
Posted: Oct. 10, 2007
By SBG Global
7:00 pm Eastern
Opening Line: Senators -170, Total 6 Flat
The Atlanta Thrashers will look to get their first win of the season as they host the undefeated Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. Ottawa is getting great goaltending from backup Martin Gerber who is filling in for the injured Ray Emery. Gerber has a 1.73 goals-against average so far this season. Gerber is 14-0-2 with a 2.02 GAA in 16 appearances since Dec. 23rd of last year. Gerber lost his job last season to Emery and never got it back as Emery led the Senators to the Stanley Cup Finals. Ottawa this season is off to the best start in the league at 4-0-0. "It's always a work in progress," said Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, "You always try to tweak some things and I'm sure the coaches will come up with things we can do a lot better, but right now we're feeling pretty good." SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking Thrasher at Home.
Last year Atlanta won both games against Ottawa at Philips Arena. Gerber is 3-4-0 with a 3.50 GAA in nine games against the Thrashers. Atlanta comes into the game having scored only three goals in their two games. Thrashers' goaltender Kari Lehtonen is 4-3-0 with a 2.75 GAA in eight games against Ottawa.
SBG Global Current Line: Senators -160, Total 6 Under (-125)
Here are the betting stats for Wednesday’s game. The Senators are 20-6 in their last 26 vs. a team with a losing record. The Senators are 40-14 in their last 54 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Senators are 13-5 in their last 18 road games. The Senators are 58-23-4 in their last 85 vs. the Southeast. The Senators are 35-16 in their last 51 overall.
The Thrashers are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. the Northeast. The Thrashers are 22-51-8 in their last 81 Wednesday games. The Thrashers are 1-4 in their last 5 home games. The Thrashers are 0-6 in their last 6 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Thrashers are 0-6 in their last 6 overall. The Home team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.
The Under is 5-2-1 in the Senators last 8 vs. the Southeast. The Under is 5-2 in Senators last 7 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Under is 5-1 in the Thrashers last 6 home games. The Under is 5-1 in the Thrashers last 6 Wednesday games. The Under is 17-6-1 in the Thrashers last 24 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Over is 7-2-2 in the last 11 meetings in Atlanta between the two teams.
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