The Colorado Avalanche, spearheaded by Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon, are set to take the ice against Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg, and the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena for a Central Division matchup. Altitude 2 will air the action, which gets going at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 27.
Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators Odds
The Predators (-160) are favored over the Avalanche (+140) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at an even 6 goals (-105 over, -115 under).
Earning 6.6 units for moneyline bettors, Nashville is 17-7 straight up (SU) overall thus far. That winning percentage, ranked first in the NHL in this young season, is fairly close to the 53-29 record the team produced during the 2017-18 season campaign. 12 of its 24 games have gone under the total, while 11 have gone over and just one has pushed. The team is 9-3 SU at home this year.
The Predators have converted on just 16.3 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that puts them in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated eighth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 82.1 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 26.0 saves per game with a .942 save percentage, Pekka Rinne (11-4-1) has been the top option in goal for Nashville this year. If Nashville decides to give him a rest, however, it may go with Juuse Saros (7-4-4 record, .891 save percentage, 3.29 goals against average).
Colorado has netted 2.0 units for moneyline bettors this season and is currently 13-10 straight up (SU). A total of 12 of its contests have gone over the total, while 11 have gone under the total and none have pushed. As the visiting team this season, the Avalanche are 8-6 SU.
The Avalanche currently tout the third-best power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve found the net on 30.4 percent of their extra-man advantages in the 2018-19 season. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 15th overall and it’s successfully killed off 80.5 percent of all penalties.
Semyon Varlamov (29.0 saves per game) has been the main option in goal for Colorado. Varlamov owns an 8-7-2 record, and has registered a .926 save percentage and 2.34 goals against average this year.
Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators Betting Predictions
Free Pick: SU Winner – Predators, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Over Nashville’s last ten outings, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 4-1 in those games).
- Penalties and power plays could play a key role tonight. The Avalanche are 6-2 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 8-4 when they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes. The Predators are 8-2 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 12-4 when they’re in the box for less than 10 minutes.
- Nashville may hold the upper hand if it’s a tight one late. The team’s 6-4 in games decided by one goal, while Colorado is 2-7 in such games.
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their past five outings.
- Colorado has averaged 7.6 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 6.7 giveaways per game (ranked third overall).
- Nashville skaters have averaged 11.8 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 9.3 giveaways per game (ranked 14th in the league).
