Avalanche vs. Predators betting preview

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Tuesday’s NHL matchup between the Colorado Avalanche (21-2-6) and the Nashville Predators (10-14-4) at Bridgestone Arena sees the Avalanche as heavy road favorites (-205 moneyline odds to win) against the Predators (+170). The game begins at 9:30 p.m. ET on TNT.

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Avalanche to win vs Predators -205

Bet $20, Payout $29.76

Avalanche vs. Predators Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Avalanche (-205)
  • Underdog: Predators (+170)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche vs. Predators Quick Facts

  • Colorado and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 11 of 29 games this season.
  • So far this season, 42.9% of Nashville’s games (12/28) have had more goals than Tuesday’s over/under of 6.5.
  • These two clubs combine to score 6.6 goals per game, 0.1 more than the over/under set for this match.
  • These two teams concede 5.7 goals per game combined, 0.8 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

  • The Avalanche average 4.0 goals per game, for a total of 115, which leads the league.
  • Colorado has given up the fewest goals in league play this season at 63 (only 2.2 per game).
  • They have a league-best goal differential of +52 this season.
  • The 16 power-play goals Colorado has put up this season (on 100 chances) rank 18th in the NHL.
  • The Avalanche are 23rd in the league with a 16% power-play conversion rate this season.
  • Colorado’s one shorthanded goal this season rank 21st in the league.
  • The Avalanche’s 86.9% penalty-kill success rate is currently second-best in the league.
  • The Avalanche’s players win 49.6% of their faceoffs to rank 18th in the NHL.
  • Colorado scores on 11.7% of its shots as a team, ranking fifth in the league.
  • The Avalanche average 18.3 hits and 14.1 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

  • In 28 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Colorado has won 21 of those games.
  • The Avalanche have won 11 of the 13 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -205.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Colorado has a 67.2% chance of winning this contest.

Avalanche Leaders

  • Nathan MacKinnon: 24 goals and 25 assists
  • Martin Necas: 14 goals and 25 assists
  • Cale Makar: nine goals and 26 assists
  • Scott Wedgewood: 13-1-3 record, .920 save percentage, 37 goals allowed

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Predators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Predators Season Stats Insights

  • The Predators have scored 73 goals this season (2.6 per game) to rank 31st in the league.
  • Nashville has given up 100 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank 27th.
  • Their -27 goal differential ranks 32nd in the league.
  • Nashville has recorded 14 power-play goals this season (on 89 chances). That ranks 21st in the NHL.
  • The Predators’ power-play conversion rate (15.73%) ranks 25th in the league.
  • Nashville has recorded one shorthanded goal.
  • The 81.11% penalty-kill percentage the Predators have put totgether is the league’s 16th-ranked rate.
  • The Predators have the fifth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL (53.3%).
  • Nashville’s collective 9.5% shooting percentage ranks 30th in the league.
  • The Predators have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 19.9 hits and 10.9 blocked shots per game.

Predators Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Predators have five wins in the 20 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Nashville has yet to win as an underdog with odds of +170 or longer on the moneyline this season in four such games.
  • Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Predators have a 37.0% chance to win.

Predators Leaders

  • Ryan O’Reilly: nine goals and 12 assists
  • Luke Evangelista: four goals and 15 assists
  • Filip Forsberg: 10 goals and nine assists
  • Juuse Saros: 9-10-3 record, .893 save percentage, 64 goals conceded
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