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I'm not the biggest fan of the Ottawa Senators this season. Like I mentioned in my article prior to the season beginning, "the Senators lost Brady Tkachuk in the offseason to the Florida Panthers." He was a massive reason on why the Senators had success a year ago. This will also be the second game of the B2B for Ottawa, and not for Detroit.

The Red Wings lost a couple of players too. But, they are still loaded with talent. This is the perfect game for Alex DeBrincat to get on the scoreboard with a goal for the first time this season after recording 41 last season & 39 in the season prior. Give me the Red Wings at home and with the rest advantage.

Burns' Prediction: 4-2 Detroit.

FRANK’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR FOR MONDAY, 10/5:

My “Cutting Room Floor” plays are the situations I considered the closest to being worthy of investment but did not make the “final cut” for my official plays today for subscribers. Take the Toronto Maple Leafs with the money-line versus the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. Toronto (1-2-0) has lost two of their first three games this season after a 3-2 loss in overtime against Ottawa on Saturday. The Maple Leafs stay at home where they have still won 46 of their last 75 games when favored. They have also won 36 of their last 63 games against teams from the Western Conference. Nashville (1-1-0) won their first game of the season on Saturday with a 2-1 win at home against Dallas. But the Predators have lost 13 of their last 20 road games after winning their last game. They have also lost 18 of their last 28 games on the road with the Total set at 6 or higher. Take Toronto with the money-line. Best of luck — Frank.

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Ricky's 1* play on SD.

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- The Padres are 6-3 in their last 9 games.

- The Padres are 4-2 in the last 6 head to head meetings.
  
- The Padres are 4-1 in their last 5 home games.

Verdict: The value is on the home favorite.

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The number on Senators at Red Wings is 6, the under is the side, and Detroit has scored twice in two games. That is the bet.

Puck drop is 7 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena. The total is 6. One computer line on the game is Senators 3, Red Wings 1, about 4.3 goals. You need a 4-3, or somebody getting cute in the third, just to push. Covers has roughly 68 percent of the tickets on the over in this game. Squares love a 4-1 from the night before. The Wings have not given them a reason.

Hockey-Reference already has the Detroit ledger, and it is ugly in a specific way. The 2026-27 team page reads 0-2-0, two goals for (last of 32), five against, Todd McLellan 0-2-0. Friday was a 2-0 loss to the Rangers. John Gibson stopped 19 of 20. The other goal was an empty-netter, which counts on the scoreboard and does nothing for the offense. Sunday was 3-2 to Winnipeg. Gibson stopped 24 of 27. Two games, 58 shots for, two goals. That is a 3.4 shooting percentage. Faceoffs were fine, 53.0 percent then 61.1. Five-on-five Corsi was better than fine, 56.1 then 61.4, 59.1 for the week. PDO on the log is 92.0. The process crowd will tell you the Wings are due. Due is how you donate to the book. They have one power-play goal on seven chances. The goals-for rate is 1.00. A total of 6 assumes that offense wakes up and Ottawa joins the party. One of those has to happen. Both is a lot to ask.

Ottawa is the wrinkle, and you should price it instead of ignoring it. The Senators are 2-0-0, seven goals for, three against, 3.50 and 1.50. They won 3-2 in Toronto on Oct. 3 and 4-1 in Boston on Monday, with Tim Stützle picking up three points in the second one. That is a live offense walking into a building that has not won. It is also the second half of a back-to-back, about 985 kilometers after Boston, and Linus Ullmark left that game after two periods. Samuel Ersson is the expected starter, low-80s percent on the goalie boards, career save percentage in the .884 neighborhood. Backup on a back-to-back is usually an over lean. The market knows that. You are still betting the under at 6, because the other team cannot finish and Ottawa has allowed three goals in two nights. Their own games finished 5 and 5. Both would have cashed an under 6.

Last year, same site, the Senators were a real club: 44-27-11, 99 points, 275 goals (eighth), 245 against (13th), SRS 0.40. The head-to-head page versus Detroit was 1-1-2, 10 goals for and 13 against, 2.50 and 3.25 per game. Detroit took the season series. That is a year old, and it is not a reason to bet a total over when one of these teams has two goals in October.

Bet the under 6 in Senators at Red Wings with Detroit held under two goals. The Red Wings' record since the 2026-27 opener: 0-2, two goals total, a 1.00 goals-for average. Combined score of those games: 5 goals. Both would have cashed an under 6. The side lost both. The offense has not arrived.

Bet the under 6 when Ottawa is allowing fewer than two a night. The Senators' record since the opener: 2-0, three goals against, a 1.50 goals-against average. Toronto game finished 5 goals. Boston game finished 5. Both cashed an under 6. Two-game sample. The only sample on the board.

Fade the over 6 when Detroit is winning the shot share and losing the scoreboard. Five-on-five Corsi through two games: 59.1 percent. Goals: 2. PDO: 92.0. Shooting percentage: about 3.4. That is not a hidden offense. That is a team ringing it off the glass.

Fade last year's series total as a reason to bet the over. Ottawa versus Detroit, Hockey-Reference head-to-head, 2025-26: four games, 23 combined goals, 5.75 a night, Detroit 3.25 for. The Wings scored 13 times in that series. They have scored twice in 2026-27. Different team, different October.

Bet under 6 in Senators–Red Wings games posted at 6. Last eight at that number: 5–2 (71.4 percent) to the under, average combined goals 4.9 on the under nights. (+2.6 unit$, ROI=32.5%)

Bet under 6 in Detroit when the previous meeting in this rink finished at 5. March 24 here was 3–2, combined 5. Four of the last six in the building finished at 6 or under. (+2.0 unit$, ROI=33.3%)

Bet the under in this series when three of the last four meetings stayed at 5 or under. February 26 was 2–1. March 24 was 3–2. The 5–3 on January 5 and the 4–3 on January 18 are the two that cleared. The recent cut is the low one. (+1.6 unit$, ROI=20.0%)

The play is under 6. A 3-2 or 2-1 is the cash. A 3-3 pushes. A 4-3 is the loss, and Ottawa just put four on Boston, so that is the live bad beat. Gibson gave up three to Winnipeg, which is the other one. Empty-netters count, and if this gets to 3-1 late somebody is pulling the goalie. You do not need a 2-1 to get paid. You need the game to stay a hockey game. The public is already on the over. Six against a team that has scored twice is the best of it.

My selection is on San Diego over Milwaukee at 9:30 pm et on Tuesday.

Games 1 and 2 of this series could have gone either way but the Padres return home down 0-2 and facing a must-win situation in Game 3 on Tuesday. San Diego starter Nick Pivetta missed most of the season due to injury but since returning, has been terrific, logging a 2.21 FIP and 1.01 WHIP in 34 2/3 innings of work. Remember, he went 13-5 with a 3.49 FIP and 0.99 WHIP and finished sixth in N.L. Cy Young Award voting in his first year with the Padres in 2025. Dustin May hasn't had nearly as strong of a run since joining the Brewers. He had a solid start to the campaign with the Cardinals but since joining Milwaukee has posted a 5.06 FIP and 1.42 WHIP in 36 2/3 innings pitched. As a pitcher that can struggle with his command, it's not surprising that he's had a more difficult time on the road this season, going 2-4 with a 5.88 ERA and 1.48 WHIP compared to a 3.94 ERA and 1.21 WHIP at home. Take San Diego.

Our selection is on Canada to cover the goal spread against the United States of America on Tuesday at 8:00pm ET for a number of reasons. Here are some of the more important ones:

This is a big rivalry in other sports like hockey. Soccer is becoming one as well.

Canada has improved it's FIFA ranking to 27th in the world which is great for the country after a solid WC showing.

The game is held in the states. But, that shouldn't be too much of a worry for Canada who are just next door.

USA had similar results in the World Cup and allowed two goals against Chile in a recent friendly.

Canada allowed zero goals in that game.

The play is on Canada.

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Marc David's NHL Free Pick

We really like favorite in this matchup. Vegas (2-1-0) has looked like the better team in all three of their games, even the one they lost. They handled Chicago 5-2, outshot Anaheim 30-20 in a 4-3 loss where they scored three times in the third, then went into Vancouver and won 3-2. With Eichel, Marner, Stone and Hertl up front, they are rolling two legitimate scoring lines, and the defense in front of Adin Hill has allowed just 20 shots in each of the last two games.

Seattle (2-1-0) has the same record, but both of their wins came against a Calgary team that is 0-3, by identical 6-1 scores. In their one game against a contender, they managed 20 shots and no even-strength goals in a 3-1 loss at Edmonton.

Vegas is catching a Seattle team whose early numbers are inflated by the schedule. We'll lay the price with the better team.

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