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Posted at 3:00 PM ET. Odds are subject to change.

Ottawa +154 over Tampa Bay

7:00 PM ET. OT included. The Lightning are wrapping up a five-game homestand, but with their bags practically packed for a four-game road trip, are they really locked in here? If you’ve ever had a vacation coming up, you know the feeling—you’re at work, but mentally, you’re already sipping margaritas. Yeah, it’s like that.

Meanwhile, Ottawa is strutting into town with a five-game heater, fresh off a 5-2 win in Nashville where they outshot the Preds, 39-27. Before that? A 6-0 thrashing of Minnesota where they put 52 shots on net to the Wild’s 16. That’s not just winning—that’s domination. Even without Josh Norris, the Sens haven’t missed a beat. Ridly Greig has stepped up, Jake Sanderson is playing out of his mind, and Tim Stutzle is proving why he’s the future of this franchise.

Now let’s get to the absurdity of this price. Tampa Bay is being treated like it’s still 2021, but the reality is, this is not the same team. Sure, they still have the big names—Kucherov, Point, Hedman—but if you look past the glossy highlights, the depth is thinner than a gas station sandwich. They just went 7-8-1 in January, and even that might be flattering given their underlying numbers.

To summerize, we’re looking at a live dog against an overpriced, inconsistent Tampa squad that might already be dreaming to get the hell out of town. The Sens are hot, and we’re happy to ride with them. Let’s go.

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