Nashville Predators (3-6-1) vs Colorado Avalanche (5-6)
Game Info: Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 8:00 pm (Bridgestone Arena)
The Line: Betting Odds: Nashville Predators -111 / Colorado Avalanche -111 — Over/Under: 6.5
The Colorado Avalanche and the Nashville Predators meet Saturday in NHL action from Bridgestone Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators prediction.
Colorado Avalanche Recap
The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to bounce back from a 5-2 loss at home at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning last time out. After this game, Colorado will head home for a matchup with the Seattle Kraken.
Avalanche Drop Second Straight
Cale Makar leads the Avalanche with 19 points including 4 goals and a team-high 15 assists while Nathan MacKinnon has 18 points with 5 goals and 13 assists. Mikko Rantanen has 15 points with 4 goals and 11 assists and Casey Mittelstadt has 13 points with 6 goals and 7 assists. Ross Colton has 9 points with 8 goals and Samuel Girard has 5 assists as well on the year. Alexandar Georgiev is 1-4 with a 4.62 GAA and an .822 save percentage while Justus Annunen is 4-1 with a 2.48 GAA and a .905 save percentage as well on the year. Kaapo Kahkonen is also 0-1 with a 4.12 GAA and a .800 save percentage as well on the year.
Why the Colorado Avalanche will win
- The Predators have lost each of their last eight home games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Avalanche have won each of their last four games as road underdogs against the Predators.
- The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as favorites against Western Conference opponents.
- The road team has covered the puck line in nine of the Avalanche’s last 10 games.
Nashville Predators Recap
The Nashville Predators come into this one looking to bounce back from a 5-1 loss at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers in their last game. Following this game, the Predators will welcome the Los Angeles Kings to town.
Predators Drop Back-To-Back Themselves
Filip Forsberg has 9 points with a team-high 5 goals and 4 assists while Ryan O’Reilly has 8 points with 3 goals and a team-high 5 assists. Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei each have 6 points with 2 goals and 4 assists while Gustav Nyquist has 5 points with 3 goals and 2 assists. Luke Evangelista has 5 points with 4 assists and Roman Josi has 5 assists as well. Juuse Saros has gone 2-5-1 with a 3.04 GAA and a .896 save percentage while Scott Wedgewood has gone 1-1 with a 3.54 GAA and an .854 save percentage this season.
Why the Nashville Predators will win
- The Predators have won seven of their last eight games against the Avalanche following a home loss.
- The Avalanche have lost five of their last six games following a loss.
- The home team has covered the puck line in each of the last seven games between the Avalanche and Predators.
- The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games following a loss.
Avalanche vs. Predators Prediction
I’m on the over here. I just can’t trust either one of these teams right now with the state that their goaltending groups are in, and both sides have shown an ability at times to find the back of the net. I think that this is going to be one of those offensive clinic type of games so give me the over here.