Nashville Predators vs Minnesota Wild Prediction NHL Picks 12/31/24

In this article, we will formulate a Nashville Predators vs Minnesota Wild Prediction for this NHL game on Tuesday, December 31st at the Xcel Energy Center. To formulate this prediction, we will look at: 

-The Predators’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Wild’s recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Nashville

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Minnesota

-Recent betting trends in games played between Nashville and  Minnesota

-A summary that ties it all together produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Predators and Wild. 

The home team has won the last three games played between these two teams. When these two teams faced off on November 30th it was the Wild that secured the 3-2 victory in overtime. 

Can Wild Ring in a New Year With a Win?

The Wild got off to such a fast start to the season, but they have been inconsistent as of late. In the last game against the Ottawa Senators, the Wild scored only one goal, and they ended up losing 3-1. Freddie Gaudreau scored the only goal for the Wild and that wasn’t enough.  Filip Gustavsson saved 34 of the 36  shots that he faced. Two games ago against the Dallas Stars, it took overtime, but the Stars were able to secure a 3-2 victory. Gustavvson also got the start in that game, and he saved 27 of the 29 shots that he faced. 

The Wild are averaging 2.89 goals while their defense is giving up 3.16 goals per game. The offense is ranked 22nd in the league, while the defense is ranked 6th. Kirill Kaprizov has scored 23 goals and added 27 assists so far this season. Gustavsson is expected to get the start in this game and they have a 16-6-3 record and he is giving up 2.26 goals per game. 

Why the Wild Will Beat the Predators 

• The Predators have lost seven of their last eight road games following a road loss.
• The Wild have won 13 of their last 14 games as favorites following a loss.
• The home team has covered the puck line in six of the Predators’ last seven games.
• The Predators have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five night games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Predators have lost the second period in four of their last five games as underdogs following a road loss.

Predators on Tired Legs

Not only are the Predators on tired legs, they are also coming off a loss. The Predators faced off against the Winnipeg Jets on Monday and they scored a grand total of zero goals, and that led to the defeat. Now they faced a really good team and there has to be concern about ending this game on a sour note. The Predators on Monday gave up a goal in the second period and two goals in the third period. Juuse Saros was in goal and to say he wasn’t good was the truth. He finished the game saving 25 of the 28 shots that he faced. 

The Predators are averaging 2.34 goals while their defense is giving up 3.16 goals per game. The offense is ranked 32nd in the league while the defense is ranked 31st. This has been a long start to the season, but they at least took the Wild to overtime in the last two teams they played. Getting the start for the Predators will be Justus Annunen and on the season he has an 8-5-0 record and a save percentage of 89.4 percent. In this game on tired legs, if the Predators want any shot, they are going to need to get out to a fast start with the offense. 

Nashville Predators vs Minnesota Wild Prediction

The last game went to overtime between these two teams, but this game won’t even get close to that. The Predators are averaging only 2.34 goals per game and now they have to face off against the Wild after scoring a grand total of zero goals on Monday. The Wild are averaging only 2.89 goals per game but they will need two goals to get the job done on the puck line. The Wild will end up with three or four goals and they will cover the spread. Back the Wild on the puck line.