Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi, and the Nashville Predators will face off against Kyle Palmieri, Nico Hischier, and the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center for an East-West showdown. NBC Sports Network will showcase the matchup, and the action gets going at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 30.
Nashville Predators vs. New Jersey Devils Odds
With a -140 moneyline, Nashville comes into the contest as the heavy favorite. The line for the Devils sits at +120, and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-125 for the over, +105 for the under). Lines Courtesy of DraftKings Sports Book.
Nashville is 23-26 straight up (SU) and has lost 15.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 49 regular season contests, 29 of its games have gone over the total, while 18 have gone under and just one has pushed. This 2019-20 Predators team is 12-12 SU on the road.
Nashville has converted on just 17.0 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that places them in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. Its penalty kill is ranked 28th in the league, and it has successfully killed off only 74.4 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 24.2 saves per game with a .897 save percentage, Pekka Rinne (16-14-3) has been the best option in goal for Nashville this season. If head coach John Hynes chooses to rest him, however, the team may go with Juuse Saros (7-17-4 record, .894 save percentage, 3.17 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, New Jersey is 18-31 straight up (SU) and has lost 9.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 49 regular season matches, 27 of its games have gone over the total, while 21 have gone under and just one has pushed. It’s 7-16 SU at home this season.
The Devils have converted on just 14.7 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s ranked 29th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 20th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
MacKenzie Blackwood has stopped 26.4 shots per game as the top netminder in goal for the Devils. Blackwood has 15 wins, 21 losses, and six overtime losses to his name and has recorded a fairly-weak .906 save percentage and 2.95 goals against average this season.
Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Predators, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
The Devils are 3-4 in games decided by shootout. The Predators are 1-3 in shootouts.
For both of these teams, the over has hit in three of their last five matches.
Nashville has attempted 33.7 shots per contest overall this season (the second-most in the NHL), and 32.5 in its last 10 games.
Over Nashville’s last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-4 in those games).
Nashville skaters registered 18.7 hits per game last season, while the Devils posted 23.5 hits per contest.
