Nashville pays a visit to Phoenix on Thursday, hoping to shut down the Coyotes bats in hockey action at Jobing.com Arena.

Phoenix battles the Predators, currently with a 5-4-2 mark. The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 5-4-2 for the Coyotes and 5-4-2 for the Predators.



View Nashville vs Phoenix Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Coyotes in this one will find them as -120 favorites on the NHL money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Coyotes, most recently No. 8 in the Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Predators, who rate a No. 28 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Phoenix's No. 6-ranked offense, averaging 3.1 goals per game, against a Predators defense that ranks No. 19 at 2.8 goals allowed. The Coyotes power play is averaging 16.7% while the Predators defense kills off 87.5% of their penalties.

Last time out for Nashville, they were a 5-4 loser as they battled the Blackhawks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Blackhawks at -150 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Phoenix won its last outing, a 4-1 result against the Avalanche on November 2. Bettors who backed the Coyotes at +107 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.


Nashville Predators Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 5-5
After playing Chicago are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

Phoenix Coyotes Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Chicago are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few Predators at Coyotes trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Nashville is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
Phoenix is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing Nashville


Next up:
Nashville at San Jose, Saturday, November 5
Phoenix home to Edmonton, Saturday, November 5