The Minnesota Wild will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Nashville Predators invade Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday.

This season the Wild are 2-0 overall while the Predators are 0-0-2. As for the totals, Minnesota is 1-1 on the OU, and Nashville is 1-1.



View Nashville vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Wild in this one will find them as -126 favorites on the NHL money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
According to new NHL Power Rankings here, it's the No. 30-ranked Wild and the No. 12-rated Predators in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Minnesota's No. 13-ranked offense (2.5 goals per game) against a Predators defense that ranks No. 18 at 3.5 goals per game allowed. The Wild Sportsbook has clicked at a 20% rate while the Predators have a 50% rate on the penalty kill.

Nashville lost its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Blues on January 21. Bettors who backed the Blues at -120 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

The Wild were a 1-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Stars. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Minnesota at -148 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors.


Nashville Predators Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Minnesota Wild Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 3-3-2
After playing Dallas are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few Predators at Wild trends to consider:
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Nashville's last 16 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Nashville is 5-12-2 SU in its last 19 games ,when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Minnesota's last 16 games when playing at home against Nashville
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Nashville


Next up:
Nashville at St. Louis, Thursday, January 24
Minnesota at Detroit, Friday, January 25