The Nashville Predators are set as the underdogs on the NHL lines for Tuesday night as they look to build their playoff series advantage on the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena.
The Preds lead the Wings 2-1 heading into Tuesday night’s Game 4, winning Game 3 in Detroit on Sunday afternoon by a score of 3-2 as a sportsbook underdog. Pekka Rinne kicked out 41 shots that day.
The Red Wings currently sports a record of 48-28-6. The Predators are 48-26-8. Betting totals have seen the Red Wings post a 34-45-3 OVER/UNDER record this season, while the Predators have gone 34-39-9 against the number.
View Nashville vs Detroit Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
The Predators were listed as +170 underdogs on the hockey moneyline at many online sportsbooks such as Sportsbook. The total was set at 5 before betting started earlier on Monday.
Power Rankings:
It's a hockey betting matchup between the No. 5-rated Red Wings and the No. 12-ranked Predators, according to the latest NHL power poll here at Odds Shark.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Detroit's No. 6-ranked offense (3 goals per game) against a Predators defense that ranks No. 9 at 2.6 goals per game allowed. The Red Wings Sportsbook has clicked at a 16.1% rate while the Predators have a 83.6% rate on the penalty kill.
The Predators were a 3-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Red Wings. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Nashville at +134 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for PUSH bettors.
Nashville Predators Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 8-2
After a win are 5-5
Detroit Red Wings Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Edmonton are 7-3
After playing Nashville are 7-3
After a loss are 3-7
A few Predators at Red Wings trends to consider:
Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Detroit is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home
Detroit is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Nashville
Next up:
Nashville home to Detroit, Friday, April 20
