Predators vs. Ducks betting preview

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Thursday will feature an NHL contest between the home favorite Nashville Predators (25-34-8, -175 on the moneyline to win) and the Anaheim Ducks (29-31-8, +145 moneyline odds) at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Moneyline

Predators to win vs Ducks -175

Bet $20, Payout $31.43

Predators vs. Ducks Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Predators (-175)
  • Underdog: Ducks (+145)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Predators vs. Ducks Quick Facts

  • Nashville’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 29 of 67 times.
  • In 48.5% of Anaheim’s previous games this season (33/68), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.2, is 0.3 less than Thursday’s over/under.
  • These two teams give up a combined 6.4 goals per game, 0.9 more than this game’s over/under.

Predators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Predators Season Stat Insights

  • The Predators offense’s 171 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 31st in the league.
  • Nashville is ranked 24th in NHL play in goals against this season, having conceded 218 (3.2 per game).
  • Their goal differential (-47) ranks them 30th in the league.
  • Nashville’s 38 power-play goals this season (19th in the NHL) have come on 187 chances.
  • The Predators’ 20.32% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 21st in the league.
  • Nashville’s one shorthanded goal this season rank 30th in the NHL.
  • The Predators’ 81.59% penalty-kill success rate is currently 10th-best in the league.
  • The Predators’ players have posted the seventh-best faceoff win rate in the league at 52.1%.
  • Nashville converts 8.7% of its shots, ranking 32nd in the NHL.
  • The Predators have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 24.2 hits and 14.2 blocked shots per game.

Predators Moneyline

  • Nashville has won 18 of the 39 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • The Predators have been victorious in eight of the 14 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -175.
  • The moneyline odds say Nashville has a 63.6% chance of winning this game.

Predators Leaders

  • Filip Forsberg: 25 goals and 35 assists
  • Jonathan Marchessault: 19 goals and 30 assists
  • Ryan O’Reilly: 16 goals and 26 assists
  • Juuse Saros: 16-27-6 record, .896 save percentage, 142 goals conceded

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Ducks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Ducks Season Stats Insights

  • The Ducks’ 179 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 29th in the NHL.
  • Anaheim has allowed 3.1 goals per game, and 213 total, which ranks 21st among all NHL teams.
  • Their 26th-ranked goal differential is -34.
  • Anaheim has put up 24 power-play goals this season, which ranks 30th in the NHL (on 183 chances).
  • The Ducks’ power-play conversion rate (13.11%) ranks 31st in the league.
  • Anaheim has recorded one shorthanded goal.
  • The 72.82% penalty-kill percentage the Ducks have put totgether is the league’s 28th-ranked rate.
  • The Ducks have the 32nd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (44.4%).
  • Anaheim’s collective 9.7% shooting percentage ranks 28th in the league.
  • The Ducks have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Ducks Moneyline Insights

  • The Ducks have secured an upset victory in 26, or 41.3%, of the 63 games they have played as an underdog this season.
  • Anaheim has a record of 16-32 in games when bookmakers list the team at +145 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Ducks have a 40.8% chance to win.

Ducks Leaders

  • Troy Terry: 18 goals and 32 assists
  • Mason McTavish: 18 goals and 23 assists
  • Frank Vatrano: 20 goals and 21 assists
  • Lukas Dostal: 20-18-6 record, .907 save percentage, 123 goals allowed
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