The Nashville Predators and the Calgary Flames meet in NHL action from the Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday night. Let’s dive into the odds, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Calgary is a -195 home favorite while Nashville is a +165 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 5.5 goals.
Matchup History
Nashville’s 2-1 win over the Flames on January 16th, 2023, made it six wins in the last seven head-to-head meetings for the Predators.
Trends
Nashville is 46-20 in their last 66 Monday games and 61-28 in their last 89 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games overall. Calgary is 1-4 in their last 5 Monday games and 4-0 in their last 4 games after scoring 2 goals or less in the previous game while the over is 7-1 in their last 8 games played on 1 days rest.
Pick
I’m rolling with Nashville here strictly based on the value. It’s not like the Predators are out of the postseason and Calgary’s the only team with something to play for. Nashville’s 3 points behind Winnipeg for that final wild card spot, so they need this win just as badly, and could almost eliminate the Flames in one fell swoop as the Jets and Predators both have a game in hand over Calgary. Could that create some desperation for the Flames? Sure, but I don’t turst Calgary to begin with and the Preds have been as good on the road as the Flames have been at home for much of the season. I’ll take the plus money with Nashville here.