Nashville Predators (37-28-8) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (36-28-10)
March 30, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Pittsburgh Penguins -200 / Nashville Predators +170; Over/Under: +6
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The Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet in NHL action from the PPG Paints Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Pittsburgh is listed as a -200 home favorite while Nashville is a +170 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Nashville, Roman Josi, Matt Duchene and Juuso Parssinen are all out indefinitely while Pittsburgh has Jan Rutta, Marcus Pettersson and Nick Bonino all listed as out indefinitely.
Matchup History
Pittsburgh’s 3-1 win back on February 28th, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for the Penguins in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Nashville is 9-2 in their last 11 games against the Metropolitan division and 4-1 in their last 5 road games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 Thursday games. Pittsburgh is 2-6 in their last 8 games overall and 37-14 in their last 51 games against the Central division while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record.
Pick
I’m backing the Predators here. Both of these teams need the win for their respective playoff pushes, but the difference for me in this matchup is the fact that the Penguins appear to be falling apart and the goaltending hasn’t been doing this team any favors. Nashville’s been winning games more consistently and I think this line should be closer to a coin flip than where it is so I’ll take a shot at the value and Nashville with the plus money here.
