Seattle Kraken vs Ottawa Senators: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 17, 2024 

The Ottawa Senators will take on the Seattle Kraken tonight. Neither team is scorching right now, and both squads are attempting to get things rolling again this year. The Senators are 15-13-2 and the Kraken are 15-15-2. Neither are playoff teams, but they each have 32 points on the year.

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Kraken vs. Senators: Head-to-head & key numbers

• The Senators are 3-4 all-time in this matchup.
• They have lost the only matchup in 2024 thus far.
• They have split the season series every year since Seattle's inception.
• In January 2023, the Kraken scored eight goals against Ottawa.
• The Kraken lead the all-time goals 23-21.
• Seattle wins 66.7% of home games vs. Ottawa.
• The average score is Seattle 3.3, Ottawa 3.0.
• At home, Seattle scores four goals against the Senators on average.

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Seattle Kraken vs. Ottawa Senators: Preview

Tonight is a pretty winnable matchup for both teams, as the Senators are slightly better in record, but the Kraken are at home for the contest.

The Ottawa Senators are favored tonight (Imagn)

For the Kraken, Yanni Gourde remains day-to-day. Other than him, only Jordan Eberle is hurt, and he's currently on the injured reserve with a pelvis injury. The Senators are missing Anton Forsberg, Artem Zub and David Perron.

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Kraken vs. Senators Betting Tips

• Senators have won four of their last five contests and seven of their last 10. That includes three straight.
• The Kraken have lost four of five at home and six of 10 overall.
• The Kraken have lost four of their seven games against the Senators.
• The Ottawa Senators have been outshot by opponents in 12 matches this year.
• Ottawa is winless in the four games this season in which they scored only one goal.
• Ottawa is 7-4-1 in one-goal margins.
• Seattle has nine points in nine one-goal games.
• Seattle is 9-6-0 when outshooting opponents.

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Kraken vs. Sens Odds and Predictions

Here are the full odds per FanDuel:

• The Ottawa Senators are favored at -120 on the money line.
• The Kraken are +100 to win outright.
• The puck line is Ottawa -1.5, which is +220.
• Seattle is -280 to cover.
• The over/under line is 5.5.
• The over is set at -118.
• The under is -104.

Prediction: The Kraken get an upset home victory and cover in the process. They also combine with Ottawa for seven goals to hit the over.

Kraken 4, Senators 3.