The Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators appear to be on a collision course to meet in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and puck bettors will get to witness the potential postseason matchup early in Manitoba tonight. Sportsbooks opened the Jets as -115 home favorites with a total of 6.
Standout Stats
- Winnipeg is enduring the roughest patch of its season right now, as the Jets enter the contest going 1-4-1 SU in their last six games. That drought has caused them to fall one point behind Nashville for first place in the Central Division, yet Winnipeg can leapfrog the Predators with a win.
- Jets winger Patrik Laine has finally found his scoring touch since being paired with Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele, snapping a 15-game goal drought by scoring in three straight games to push his point streak to four contests (four goals, two assists).
- The Predators split the first two meetings of the season with the Jets and begin a string of four straight games against division rivals. Nashville’s offense has struggled of late, getting shut out in two of the last three games while mustering 21 goals in its last 10 games (4-5-1 SU).
- Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck hasn’t found the same form that earned him a six-year contract last year, as the American has yielded 20 goals in his last five starts while going 2-3-0 SU over that span.
- When the Predators hit the road, low-scoring affairs tend to follow. In Nashville’s past seven road games, the UNDER is 5-2 with an average combined score of 4.9 goals. The UNDER has also cashed in six of the Preds’ last eight against divisional opponents.
- Nashville has been profitable in another regard: covering the puckline as road underdogs. The Preds have cashed puckline bets in 20 of their past 26 contests when tabbed as road dogs on the puckline. Sportsbook opened the Predators’ +1.5 number at a steep price of -250.
My best bet for Predators-Jets
UNDER 6 goals
Due to the offensive firepower both the Jets and Predators possess, it’s easy to expect fireworks when they collide, but I don’t think that’s going to be the case tonight. Neither side has been lighting the lamp with ease of late, and the Preds’ penchant for going UNDER on the road has been significant. I believe this is going to be a close game that stays below the total.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the Predators’ last seven games on the road (avg. combined score: 4.86).away The Predators are 20-6 ATS in their last 26 games as road underdogs.away The Jets are 0-5 ATS in their last five games as home favorites.home
