The New Jersey Devils and the Nashville Predators meet in NHL action from the Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
New Jersey is a -135 road favorite while Nashville is a +115 home underdog with the total for this game set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For New Jersey, John Marino is questionable for this game with an upper body injury while Alexandre Carrier is questionable for Nashville with an undisclosed injury.
Matchup History
Nashville’s 4-3 OT in over New Jersey back on December 1st, 2022, made it 7 straight wins for the Predators and brought Nashville to a 9-0-1 record in the lats 10 head-to-head meetings.
Trends
New Jersey is 7-1 in their last 8 games overall and 0-4 in their last 4 Thursday games while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 road games. Nashville is 7-0 in their last 7 games against the Metropolitan division and 4-0 in their last 4 home games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games following a win.
Pick
I’m going to back the Devils here. As well as the Preds have been playing, especially at home, the reality is that the Predators give up a ton of shots and with how well the Devils have been playing on the road, that just feels like a recipe for disaster for the Predators. We’re getting a decent price with the Devils on the road, so I’ll take it and take New Jersey here.