Maple Leafs vs. Predators betting preview

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The Toronto Maple Leafs (42-24-3) are big favorites (-170 moneyline odds to win) when they hit the road for a game against the Nashville Predators (25-35-8), who have +142 moneyline odds, on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Maple Leafs to win vs Predators -170

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Maple Leafs vs. Predators Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Maple Leafs (-170)
  • Underdog: Predators (+142)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Maple Leafs vs. Predators Quick Facts

  • Toronto and its opponent have combined to put up more than 5.5 goals in 40 of 69 games this season.
  • Nashville has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 29 of 68 games this season.
  • Saturday’s over/under is 0.2 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.7 goals per game.
  • These two teams give up a combined 6.2 goals per game, 0.7 more than this game’s over/under.

Maple Leafs Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Maple Leafs Season Stat Insights

  • The Maple Leafs’ 221 goals this season make them the eighth-best scoring team in the league.
  • Toronto ranks 16th in total goals against, giving up 2.9 goals per game (202 total) in NHL action.
  • Their goal differential (+19) ranks them 11th in the NHL.
  • Toronto’s 48 power-play goals this season are the eighth-most in the NHL (on 188 chances).
  • The Maple Leafs have the league’s sixth-best power-play conversion rate at 25.53%.
  • Toronto’s five shorthanded goals this season rank 13th in the league.
  • The Maple Leafs kill 78.22% of their opponent’s power plays, the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Maple Leafs’ players win 53.5% of their faceoffs to rank second in the league.
  • Toronto scores on 11.3% of its shots as a team, ranking sixth in the league.
  • The Maple Leafs’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 24.1 hits and 16.2 blocked shots per game.

Maple Leafs Moneyline

  • Toronto has won 30 of its 48 games as a favorite this season.
  • The Maple Leafs have won 12 of the 20 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -170.
  • The moneyline odds say Toronto has a 63.0% chance of winning this game.

Maple Leafs Leaders

  • Mitchell Marner: 21 goals and 62 assists
  • William Nylander: 38 goals and 35 assists
  • Auston Matthews: 27 goals and 34 assists
  • Joseph Woll: 24-12-0 record, .908 save percentage, 94 goals given up

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Predators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Predators Season Stats Insights

  • The Predators have scored 172 goals this season (2.5 per game) to rank 32nd in the NHL.
  • Nashville has conceded 3.3 goals per game, and 222 total, which ranks 24th among all NHL teams.
  • They have a -50 goal differential, which ranks 30th in the league.
  • Nashville has scored 39 power-play goals this season (on 189 chances). That ranks 19th in the NHL.
  • The Predators’ power-play conversion rate (20.63%) ranks 21st in the league.
  • Nashville has scored one shorthanded goal.
  • The 81.77% of opponent power plays the Predators kill is the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Predators have the NHL’s seventh-best faceoff win percentage (52.1%).
  • The 8.6% shooting percentage Nashville has amassed ranks 32nd in the league.
  • The Predators have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Predators Moneyline Insights

  • The Predators have been the underdog 28 times this season, and upset their opponent in seven, or 25.0%, of those games.
  • Nashville is 1-5 when it is the underdog by +142 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this contest implies a 41.3% chance for the Predators to win.

Predators Leaders

  • Filip Forsberg: 25 goals and 36 assists
  • Jonathan Marchessault: 19 goals and 31 assists
  • Steven Stamkos: 23 goals and 20 assists
  • Juuse Saros: 16-27-6 record, .896 save percentage, 142 goals given up
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