March 2, 2026, 9:04 a.m. ET
The Detroit Red Wings (34-20-6) and Nashville Predators (27-24-8) tussle in a Monday matinee in Nashville, Tennessee. The opening puck drop at Bridgestone Arena will be at 2 p.m. ET (NHL Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Red Wings vs. Predators odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Nashville leads 1-0 with a 6-3 win in Detroit Nov. 26
The Red Wings are wrapping up a 3-game, post-Olympics break road swing. The middle game of that trip was Saturday at the Carolina Hurricanes. The +160 Wings coughed up 36 shots on goal — their most since Jan. 22 — in a 5-2 (Over 6) loss to the ‘Canes. Detroit won the opener on its voyage 2-1 at the Ottawa Senators Thursday.
The Predators are 1-0-1 since the break. Their last game was Saturday, a 3-2 (Under 6) overtime setback at the -150 Dallas Stars. Nashville is looking to continue a trend that has seen the Preds win 5 of their last 6 home games against the Wings.
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Moneyline (ML): Red Wings -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Predators -110 (bet $110 to win $100)Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Red Wings +1.5 (-275) | Predators -1.5 (+220)Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -125 | U: +105)Red Wings at Predators projected goalies
John Gibson (23-12-2, 2.57 GAA, .905 SV%) vs. Juuse Saros (21-17-6, 3.19 GAA, .892 SV%)
Gibson last played Thursday at the Ottawa Senators, earning the 2-1 overtime win while stopping 26 of 27 shots. The 32-year-old netminder has wild home/road splits this season: He has clocked a .937 SV% on the road and a mere .874 figure on home ice.
Saros was between the pipes at Dallas and made 22 saves while allowing 3 goals. The 30-year-old has struggled since mid-January. Albeit around the Olympics break, he owns an .861 SV% over his last 8 games.
Red Wings at Predators picks and predictionsPrediction
Red Wings 4, Predators 3
Detroit is 2-1 across the last 3 series meetings, and the Red Wings are 21-10-3 when playing on 1-day rest.
The expected-goal numbers for Detroit since the break have been the better of the 2 clubs. Gibson has been terrific on road ice and last season he clocked a 2-game .955 SV% against Nashville.
The Preds’ 5-on-5 shot-quality metrics Saturday were shaky. And Nashville can be a bit penalty-prone at times, and they’ve been shorthanded 14 times over their last 3 games.
RED WINGS (-110) is worth a partial-unit play.
Lots of juice drowning out potential value here. AVOID.
The Over is 6-1 across Nashville’s last 7 home games.
The expected-goal figures for both sides spell a lean toward more even-strength goals, both for and against, for both clubs. And for this matchup, mix in a pair of projected netminders not exhibiting great recent form.
The Over has cashed in the last 2 series meetings, the OVER 6 (-125) has value in this spot.
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