Ryan Getzlaf, Rickard Rakell, and the Anaheim Ducks are set to face off against Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg, and the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena in a Western Conference tilt. The game gets started at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 25, and you are able to watch the game live on KCOP.
Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators Odds
Anaheim (+195) is entering this one as the underdog to Nashville (-235), and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total stand at -120 for the under and +100 for the over.
Nashville is 16-7 straight up (SU) and has earned 5.6 units for moneyline bettors this year. That winning percentage, strongest in the NHL so far in the early season, is fairly close to what the team produced during the 2017-18 season (53-29). Out of its 23 regular season contests, 12 of them have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and just one has pushed. The team’s 8-3 SU at home this season.
The Predators have converted on just 14.9 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that puts them in the bottom-5 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked sixth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 82.2 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 26.6 saves per game with a .944 save percentage, Pekka Rinne (10 wins, four losses, and one OT loss) has been the primary option in goal for the Preds this year. If the Preds, however, choose to rest him, head coach Peter Laviolette might go with Juuse Saros (7-4-4 record, .891 save percentage, 3.29 goals against average).
On the other bench, Anaheim is 10-14 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far. A total of 15 of its matches have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and just one has pushed. As an away team, the Ducks are 3-6 SU so far.
The Ducks have converted on just 15.2 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s ranked 28th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 17th overall and it’s successfully killed off 79.3 percent of all penalties.
John Gibson (.928 save percentage and 2.49 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Anaheim. Gibson is averaging 31.3 saves per game and owns an 8-11-4 record.
Anaheim Ducks vs. Nashville Predators Betting Predictions
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62.5 percent of Nashville’s wins have come by two or more goals (the team is 10-3 overall in such games) while only 20.0 percent of Anaheim’s wins have come by two goals or more (2-8 overall in games decided by at least two goals).
Penalties and power plays could prove to be key tonight. The Ducks are 2-2 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 7-8 in games where they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes. The Predators are 8-2 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 12-4 when they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.
For both of these clubs, the game went under the total in three of their last five outings.
Anaheim is ranked 20th this season with 10.6 giveaways per game. That figure has trended higher lately, as the team’s averaged 12.3 giveaways over its last 10 games and 12.6 giveaways over its last five.
Nashville skaters have averaged 10.4 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 8.9 giveaways per game (the 12th-fewest in the league).
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