The Nashville Predators (13-16-4) host the Toronto Maple Leafs (15-13-5) on Saturday, Dec. 20, with both teams coming off a defeat in their last game. The Maple Leafs are small underdogs, at -110, and the Predators are -110.
Nashville fell in a 4-1 defeat at home its last time out on Dec. 17 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Three Predators skaters recorded one point each, including Filip Forsberg (one goal) and Steven Stamkos (one assist).
Toronto lost 4-0 on the road against the Washington Capitals in its last game on Dec. 18. Joseph Woll made zero saves and gave up zero goals in that matchup.
Here’s our pick for who will clinch the win in Saturday’s game.
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For insights on the upcoming game between the Nashville Predators and Toronto Maple Leafs, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Maple Leafs 3 – Predators 2
Pick OU:
Under 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.00 goals)
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Predators vs. Maple Leafs Moneylines
Snag a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Predators-Maple Leafs matchup.
Favorite: Predators (-110)Underdog: Maple Leafs (-110)Predators Betting InsightsIn the nine times this season the Predators have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 6-3 in those games.Nashville is 7-3 (victorious in 70.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -110 or shorter.The Predators’ implied moneyline win probability is 52.4% in this contest.Nashville and its opponent have posted more than 5.5 goals in 18 of 33 games this season.Maple Leafs Betting InsightsThe Maple Leafs have been listed as an underdog 12 times this season, and won four, or 33.3%, of those games.Toronto is 6-8 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -110 or more on the moneyline.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 52.4% chance of victory for the Maple Leafs.Toronto has played 21 games this season that ended with over 5.5 goals.Predators Key StatsNashville’s 91 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 28th in the league.Defensively, the Predators are allowing 115 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 25th in league play.Its -24 goal differential ranks 31st in the league.The 18 power-play goals the Predators have recorded this season (on 105 power-play chances) rank 19th in the NHL.Nashville has the league’s 22nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.14%).The Predators have scored one shorthanded goal this season.Nashville has the league’s 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (81.48%).Nashville wins 53% of its faceoffs to rank fourth in the NHL.The Predators have a 10% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 24th in the league.Maple Leafs Key StatsToronto has 105 goals this season (3.2 per game), 14th in the NHL.The Maple Leafs have given up 107 total goals this season (3.2 per game), 20th in the NHL.With a goal differential of -2, the team is 17th in the league.The Maple Leafs have 12 power-play goals (on 85 chances), 32nd in the NHL.Toronto’s power-play percentage (14.12) puts the team 31st in the league.In terms of shorthanded goals, the Maple Leafs have two.Toronto’s has the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage (83.33%).Toronto is the league leader in faceoff win rate (56.7%).The 11.9% shooting percentage of the Maple Leafs is fourth in the league.
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