Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi, and the Nashville Predators will do battle against Kyle Palmieri, Nico Hischier, and the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in an East-West matchup. The first puck will drop at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 30, and you will be able to witness it live on NBC Sports Network.
Nashville Predators vs. New Jersey Devils Odds
The Predators (-140) are being labeled as the favorites over the Devils (+120) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The line for betting that total stands at -125 money on the over and +105 on the under.
Nashville is 23-26 straight up (SU) and has lost 15.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 29 of its games have gone over the total, while 18 have gone under and just one has pushed. The Preds are 12-12 SU as a road team in 2019-20.
Nashville has converted on just 17.0 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that places them in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 28th overall, and it has successfully killed off only 74.4 percent of all penalties..
With a .897 save percentage and 24.2 saves per game, Pekka Rinne (16-14-3) has been the top option in goal for Nashville this season. If it chooses to give him a rest, however, Nashville may turn to Juuse Saros (7-17-4 record, .894 save percentage, 3.17 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, New Jersey is 18-31 straight up (SU) and has lost 9.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. 27 of its matches have gone over the total, while 21 have gone under and just one has pushed. It’s 7-16 SU as the home team this year.
The Devils have converted on just 14.7 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the bottom overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 20th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.4 percent of all penalties.
MacKenzie Blackwood (26.4 saves per game) has been the top netminder in goal for the Devils. Blackwood has 15 wins, 21 losses, and six OT losses and has recorded a subpar .906 save percentage and 2.95 goals against average this season.
Nashville Predators vs. New Jersey Devils Betting Predictions
Free Pick: SU Winner – Predators, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The majority (65.2 percent) of Nashville’s wins have come by two or more goals, and the team is 15-16 overall in such games. 8 of New Jersey’s wins (44.4 percent) have been decided by two or more goals.
- The Devils are 8-13 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 10-16 in games where they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
- New Jersey is 3-4 in games decided by a shootout this season while Nashville is 1-3 in shootouts.
- For both of these clubs, the total has gone over in three of their past five matches.
- Nashville skaters have averaged 8.6 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 9.1 giveaways per game (ranked 11th overall).
- New Jersey has averaged 10.2 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 9.2 giveaways per game (ranked 13th overall).
