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Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Indoor
Tue 6 Oct 2026, 7:00 PM ET
Ottawa Senators
VS
Detroit Red Wings

Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction & Picks

Our model graded 23 markets for Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings and backs Ottawa Senators 1.5 hardest, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $139.

20
Game markets graded
3
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Ottawa Senators
with a 1.5-goal head start
Ottawa Senators 1.5 Spread
You bet$10 If it wins$13.91Best price-256
Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win71.4%
The price says70.7%

The model graded 23 markets for Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $139 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Tue 6 Oct 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Little Caesars Arena.

This game's bets

The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Ottawa Senators 1.5 High71% chance -256
Moneyline Members only Lean47% chance Members
Puck Lines Members only High71% chance Members
2nd Period Puck Line Members only Long-shot32% chance Members
3-Way Moneyline Members only Long-shot35% chance Members
Total Goals Members only High99% chance Members
2nd Period Moneyline Members only Lean45% chance Members
2nd Period 3-Way Moneyline Members only Long-shot31% chance Members
2nd Period Puck Lines Members only Long-shot13% chance Members
Shots on Goal × 2 props Leanup to 56% Members
Points × 1 prop Long-shotup to 11% Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%

Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings last met on Tue 6 Oct 2026: Detroit Red Wings won 5-3. Their next game gets a fresh preview here the moment it is priced. Today's board: every NHL game priced right now.

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Game picks

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Spread
Ottawa Senators
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Calibrated model vs market

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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Ottawa Senators

  • Linus Ullmark GOut
  • Thomas Chabot DOut
  • William Eklund LWOut
  • Kurtis MacDermid LWOut

Detroit Red Wings

  • Daniil Tarasov GOut
  • Simon Edvinsson DOut
  • Mason Appleton COut
  • Marco Kasper COut
Availability updated Oct 22, 9:03PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 8 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability8 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Player props

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PlayerTeamStat
Viktor Arvidsson Detroit Red Wings Shots on Goal
Jordan Spence Ottawa Senators Points
Thomas Chabot Ottawa Senators Shots on Goal

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Ottawa SenatorsNo line posted
3-2last 5 record
GF/G2.6GA/G2.6Shots/G22.8vs Wings4-1

Ottawa Senators @ Detroit Red Wings moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineOttawa Senators -1.5No line posted
3-2last 5 record
GF/G2.6GA/G2.6Shots/G22.8vs Wings4-1

Ottawa Senators @ Detroit Red Wings puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Ottawa Senators @ Detroit Red Wings total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Ottawa Senators @ Detroit Red Wings — what the model found

Our model graded 23 betting markets for Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings — 20 on the game itself and 3 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

20
Game markets graded
3
Player bets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 23 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings — recent results

Detroit Red Wings have won 2 of their last 5 games; Ottawa Senators have won 3 of their last 5.

Detroit Red Wings — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L3–4SEAAway
W4–3SJHome
W2–1PHIHome
L4–5NJHome
L0–1MTLAway
Ottawa Senators — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W5–1FLAHome
L1–3PHIAway
W2–1NYIHome
L2–7STLHome
W4–1NJAway

Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings — recent meetings

These two have met 5 times recently: Detroit Red Wings won 4, Ottawa Senators won 1.

DateDetroit Red WingsOttawa SenatorsWinner
Oct 653Detroit Red Wings
Mar 2423Ottawa Senators
Feb 2721Detroit Red Wings
Jan 1843Detroit Red Wings
Jan 653Detroit Red Wings

Who’s out or in doubt

8 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Detroit Red Wings
PlayerStatus
Daniil Tarasov GOUT
Simon Edvinsson DOUT
Mason Appleton COUT
Marco Kasper COUT
Ottawa Senators
PlayerStatus
Linus Ullmark GOUT
Thomas Chabot DOUT
William Eklund LWOUT
Kurtis MacDermid LWOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

Ottawa Senators @ Detroit Red Wings — model preview

Detroit Red Wings v Ottawa Senators, 7 October 2026. Top of the list: Dylan Cozens (Ottawa Senators) Over 0.5 Assists. Our model likes 6 bets in this game.

On October 06, 2026 our model has run Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings and priced every market it can. Our strongest call is Ottawa Senators To Win (-110), which we rate lean confidence. Every bet below is our own number against the price on the board, in plain English.

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About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Senators vs Wings, or as Wings vs Senators. The most recent game between them was Tuesday 6 October 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. The model has generated 20 game picks and 3 player props for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings head-to-head record

Final scores · 5 meetings on record
Detroit Red Wings 4–1 across the last 5 meetings · these games average 6.2 goals

Last meeting: Tue 6 Oct 2026, Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings: the Red Wings won 5-3.

DateGameScoreWinner
6 Oct 2026Ottawa Senators @ Detroit Red Wings5–3Detroit Red Wings
24 Mar 2026Ottawa Senators @ Detroit Red Wings2–3Ottawa Senators
27 Feb 2026Detroit Red Wings @ Ottawa Senators1–2Detroit Red Wings
18 Jan 2026Ottawa Senators @ Detroit Red Wings4–3Detroit Red Wings
6 Jan 2026Detroit Red Wings @ Ottawa Senators3–5Detroit Red Wings
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