The Colorado Avalanche (14-1-5) will visit the Nashville Predators (6-10-4) on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, in a game featuring two squads residing at opposite ends of the Western Conference. The Predators are heavy underdogs despite being at home, at +180, and the Avalanche are -218.
Colorado secured a 6-3 victory at home its last time out on Nov. 20 against the New York Rangers. The Avalanche got three points apiece out of three skaters, including Cale Makar (two goals and one assist) and Martin Necas (three assists).
Nashville lost 4-0 on the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins in its last game on Nov. 16. Juuse Saros took the loss in goal for the Predators while making 18 saves and allowing three goals in that outing.
Here’s our prediction for who will capture the victory in Saturday’s matchup.
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Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Predators 4 – Avalanche 3
Pick OU:
Over 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 6.91 goals)
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Avalanche vs. Predators Moneylines
Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Avalanche-Predators matchup.
Favorite: Avalanche (-218)Underdog: Predators (+180)Avalanche Betting InsightsThe Avalanche have been victorious in 14 of their 19 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (73.7%).In games it has played with moneyline odds of -218 or shorter, Colorado is 5-1 (winning 83.3% of the time).The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Avalanche have a 68.6% chance to win.Colorado’s games this season have gone over this matchup’s total of 5.5 goals 10 times.Predators Betting InsightsThe Predators have been an underdog in 14 games this season, and won three (21.4%).Nashville has played as an underdog of +180 or more once this season and lost.Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Predators have a 35.7% chance to win.Nashville’s games this season have had more than 5.5 goals eight of 20 times.Avalanche Key StatsColorado leads the league with 84 total goals (4.2 per game).The Avalanche have given up 48 total goals (just 2.4 per game), the fewest in NHL action.It has a league-best goal differential of +36.The 13 power-play goals the Avalanche have put up this season (to rank 14th in the NHL) have come on 78 power-play chances.Colorado has the league’s 22nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.67%).The Avalanche have scored one shorthanded goal this season.Colorado has the league’s fourth-best penalty-kill percentage (85.94%).Colorado has the 18th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 49.4%.The Avalanche shoot 12.4% as a team (fourth in the league).Predators Key StatsNashville’s 48 goals on the season (2.4 per game) rank 32nd in the league.The Predators’ total of 70 goals conceded (3.5 per game) is 25th in the league.Its -22 goal differential ranks 31st in the league.With 10 power-play goals (on 62 chances), the Predators are 22nd in the NHL.Nashville has the league’s 24th-ranked power-play percentage (16.13%).This season, the Predators have one shorthanded goal (15th in NHL).At 81.36%, Nashville has the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.Nashville is 10th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (52.5%).With a shooting percentage of 8.9%, the Predators are 31st in the league.
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