The Nashville Predators (17-17-1) visit the Chicago Blackhawks (16-14-5) in a Sunday night (8:08 p.m. ET) game at the United Center. Below, we analyze the Predators-Blackhawks odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
Predators at Blackhawks: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Predators +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Blackhawks -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Predators +1.5 (-275) | Blackhawks -1.5 (+220)
- Over/Under: 6 (O: +100 | U: -120)
Predators at Blackhawks: Projected starting goalies
Pekka Rinne (8-11-1, .899 SV%, 3.07 GAA) vs. Malcolm Subban (4-4-1, .903 SV%, 3.14 GAA)
Rinne is making his seventh straight start away from home. The first six games in that string amounted to a mixed bag. However, stopping 38 of 39 shots against Tampa Bay two starts back made for one of the veteran’s better turns of the year.
Subban is expected to make his first start in eight days. In just four games since Feb. 27, the Chicago backup has logged an .871 SV%.
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Predators at Blackhawks: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Nashville 3, Chicago 2
Money line (ML)
The Preds and ‘Hawks wrap up a key two-game set in Chicago. Nashville is on a roll of late (6-1-0 last seven games) and is now just two points behind the Blackhawks for the fourth and final playoff slot in the Central.
A Chicago squad loaded with rookies may be hitting a wall in this compressed-schedule year. The ‘Hawks are 3-7-0 over their last 10 games; they’ve allowed a difficult-to-overcome 35.5 shots per game since Feb. 28.
The Predators own a Corsi-for of 54.6% over their last three games. They had a stranglehold on Saturday’s game (a 3-1 Nashville win) from start to finish. The Preds had a good plan for keeping the Blackhawks out of the slot, and Chicago struggled with some long possessions in its own zone.
BACK NASHVILLE +100.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The puck line gets pricey on the lean-side (Nashville) here. PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
Nashville and Chicago have played three low-scoring games in as many meetings this season. Subban has a solid history in posting nice starts off a long layoff. In their 6-1-0 stretch, the surging Preds have allowed more than two goals just once.
TAKE THE UNDER 6 (-120).
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