10* UNDER Blues/Senators (NON-CONF TOW)

These teams have been involved in several higher-scoring games of late, but we're finally expecting more of a defensive affair here between the Blues and Senators on Thursday night. Just a great overall "situational" play and as primarily situational cappers, this one falls right into our wheelhouse. St. Louis had its four-game win streak come to an end in a 4-3 loss at Colorado last time out. It has a difficult schedule ahead, with games at Minnesota, followed by a home contest vs. Vegas, so it'll have to be careful not to look past the Senators, who they beat 4-2 at home back in December. The Sens enter off B2B high-scoring losses, but are now slightly favored here in this position. Ottawa will be doubling-down defensively here after alling 13 goals over its last two losses and when taking into account the other situational information listed above, all signs do point to this being a defensive affair, not a high-scoring shootout in my opinion; this number is high, the play is the "under!"

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