The Minnesota Wild and the Nashville Predators meet Tuesday in NHL action from the Bridgestone Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Predators vs Wild Prediction.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to bounce back from a 5-3 loss at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers last time out to fall to 27-14-4 on the year. After this game, Minnesota will continue on the road to take on the Colorado Avalanche.
Wild Lose Back-To-Back Outings
Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild with 50 points including a team-high 23 goals and 27 assists while Matt Boldy has 39 points including 17 goals and 22 assists. Marco Rossi has 39 points with 17 goals and 22 assists while Mats Zuccarello has 32 points with 11 goals and 21 assists. Brock Faber also has 20 points with 15 assists of his own this season. Filip Gustavsson has gone 18-9-3 with a 2.58 GAA and a .914 save percentage in goal for Minnesota while Marc-Andre Fleury is 9-3-1 with a 2.54 GAA and a .910 save percentage on the year. Jesper Wallstedt is 0-2 with a 4.09 GAA and an .843 save percentage this season.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The underdogs have won five of the Predators’ last six games at Bridgestone Arena.
- The Predators have lost four of their last five games as favorites following a win.
- The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 games as favorites following a home win.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Predators’ last six games at Bridgestone Arena.
Nashville Predators Recap
The Nashville Predators come into this game looking to build on a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks last time out to fall to 15-22-7 on the year. After this game, Nashville will welcome the San Jose Sharks to town.
Predators Win Back-To-Back Outings
Filip Forsberg has a team-high 38 points with 13 goals and 25 assists while Roman Josi has 30 points with 8 goals and 22 assists. Ryan O’Reilly has 26 points with 13 goals and 13 assists while Steven Stamkos has 29 points with 15 goals and 14 assists as well and Jonathan Marchessault also has 33 points with 14 goals and 19 assists as well on the year. Juuse Saros has gone 10-18-6 with a 2.75 GAA and a .904 save percentage while Justus Annunen has gone 4-2 with 2.39 GAA and a .923 save percentage for the Predators this season.
Why the Nashville Predators will win
- The Wild have lost each of their last eight games at Bridgestone Arena following a loss.
- The Predators have won each of their last eight games as home favorites against Central Division opponents.
- The Predators have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine home games against Central Division opponents.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games as underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Ten of the Predators’ last 11 games after coming off overtime have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Wild’s last seven Saturday night games has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Ten of the last 11 Saturday night games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Predators vs Wild Prediction
I’m rolling with Minnesota here. The Wild still remain one of the NHL’s best road teams this season and we’re catching plus money with them in that role. The Predators have won a couple of games as of late, but it’s not deterring me from the fact that this Predators team is still arguably the most disappointing team in the NHL up to this point in the season. I just can’t get behind Nashville laying any sort of odds, even at home. I’ll side with Minnesota and the plus price in this one.