The Nashville Predators will look to grab a road win when they take on the Blackhawks in Chicago at United Center on Friday in hockey odds action.

Chicago will face the 15-21-8 Predators. In totals betting, the Blackhawks are 17-22-3 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Predators are 17-23-4 favoring the OVER.



View Nashville vs Chicago Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had the Blackhawks as -290 favorites earlier today. The over under opened at 5.5 at Sportsbook for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The NHL Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the No. 27-rated Predators taking on the No. 1-rated Blackhawks in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Chicago's No. 2-ranked offense (3.3 goals per game) against a Predators defense that ranks No. 18 at 2.8 goals per game allowed. The Blackhawks Sportsbook has clicked at a 15.4% rate while the Predators have a 76.9% rate on the penalty kill.

In their last action, Nashville was a 5-2 loser at home against the Canucks. Bettors on Vancouver at -180 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Chicago was a 5-2 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Stars. They won as -200 favorites, while the total score of 7 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.


Nashville Predators Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Vancouver are 2-8
After a loss are 2-8

Chicago Blackhawks Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Edmonton are 6-4
After playing Dallas are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

A few Predators at Blackhawks trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Nashville is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Nashville is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Nashville is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Nashville


Next up:
Nashville home to Calgary, Tuesday, April 23
Chicago home to Phoenix, Saturday, April 20