The Detroit Red Wings, spearheaded by Dylan Larkin and Gustav Nyquist, are ready to take the ice against Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi, and the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena in an East-West tilt. The match will get going at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 12, and you can view it live on Fox Sports Detroit.
Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators Odds
Boasting a -225 moneyline, Nashville enters the matchup as the obvious favorite. The line for the Red Wings is standing at +185 and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-125 for the over, +105 for the under).
Despite posting a record of 33-25 straight up (SU), bettors taking the moneyline have earned a total of 5.6 units on Nashville this season. Through 58 regular season contests, 29 of the team’s games have gone under the total, while 26 have gone over and just three have pushed. The team is 18-11 SU at home this year.
The Predators have converted on just 13.5 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s ranked 31st overall in the NHL. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated 13th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 81.6 percent of all penalties.
Boasting a .914 save percentage and 24.9 saves per game, Pekka Rinne (20-19-4) has been the best option in goal for Nashville this season. If the Preds, however, choose to give him a rest, head coach Peter Laviolette could go with Juuse Saros (14-10-10 record, .913 save percentage, 2.59 goals against average).
On the other bench, Detroit is 21-35 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. Through 56 regular season matches, 27 of its games have gone over the total, while an additional 27 have gone under the total and just two have pushed. As the away team so far, the Red Wings are 10-18 SU.
The Red Wings have converted on just 16.3 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s ranked 24th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 24th overall and it’s successfully killed off 77.5 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jimmy Howard (28.2 saves per game) has been the main option in goal for Detroit. Howard owns a 15-22-5 record, and has registered a .913 save percentage and 2.78 goals against average this year.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Nashville Predators Betting Predictions
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner – Predators, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- The Red Wings (2-5 in shootouts this season) has more experience in games decided by shootout. The Predators has participated in only a couple of shootouts this year, winning one and losing the other.
- For both of these teams, the game went under the total in three of their last five matchups.
- Detroit has managed 31.8 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Nashville has been attempting 38.6 shots per game over its last five at home.
- A majority (63.6 percent) of Nashville’s wins have been by two or more goals and the team’s 21-12 overall in games decided by at least two scores. 9 of Detroit’s 21 wins (42.9 percent) have been decided by two or more goals.
- Detroit skaters notched 19.6 hits per game last season, while the Predators forced 21.0 hits per contest.
