Florida Panthers (28-24-6) vs. Nashville Predators (25-21-6)
February 18, 2023 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Nashville Predators +108 / Florida Panthers -132; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Florida Panthers and the Nashville Predators meet in NHL action from the Bridgestone Arena on Saturday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Florida is listed as a -132 road favorite while Nashville is a +108 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 6.5 goals.
Injuries
For Florida, Sam Bennett is questionable for this game with an undisclosed injury while Nashville’s Filip Forsberg is questionable for this game with an upper body injury and Alex Carrier remains out with an upper body injury of his own.
Matchup History
Florida’s 4-1 win back on April 9th, 2022, made it three straight wins for the road team in this matchup.
Trends
Florida is 5-2 in their last 7 games overall and 39-13 in their last 52 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 11-2 in their last 13 games overall. Nashville is 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 51-23 in their last 74 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 2-0-2 in their last 4 games overall.
Pick
I’m backing the Panthers here. Florida’s just been the better team out of the all-star break, and Nashville’s simply had some major issues with finding the back of the net coming out of the break. I simply have to give the edge to the Panthers here across the board and the price with them isn’t bad either. Give me Florida in this one.
