The Nashville Predators (25-21-1) play the middle game of a three-game set with the Chicago Blackhawks (21-20-5) Wednesday with a 7 p.m. ET puck drop at United Center. Below, we analyze the Predators-Blackhawks odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The Predators won 5-2 in a battle between these rivals in the Music City Monday behind G Juuse Saros. Nashville has won each of the first six meetings in this season series while outscoring Chicago 19-8.
The Blackhawks have alternated wins and losses across their past four outings. They’re back on home ice, which normally would be good, but they’re just 2-4 over their previous six skates on United Center ice.
Predators at Blackhawks: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Predators -130 (bet $130 to win $100) | Blackhawks +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Against the spread/ATS: Predators -1.5 (+195) | Blackhawks +1.5 (-250)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Predators at Blackhawks: Projected starting goalies
Juuse Saros (16-9-0, 2.22 GAA, .928 SV%, 2 SO) vs. Kevin Lankinen (16-13-4, 2.89 GAA, .911 SV%, 2 SO)
Saros pushed past the Blackhawks Monday by stopping 30 of the 32 shots he faced. He has rolled up a 4-0-0 record, 0.98 GAA and .970 SV% with a shutout in his four starts against Chicago this season.
Lankinen allowed five goals on 22 shots in Monday’s game before getting pulled early in the third period. He has been impressive in his rookie season, but he is 0-3-1 with a 3.24 GAA And .899 SV% in four outings against the Predators. It’s his second-worst GAA against any opponent.
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Predators at Blackhawks: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Predators 3, Blackhawks 1
Money line (ML)
The PREDATORS (-130) are the play on the road. There is no sense getting cute and starting to fade Nashville now. The Preds are a perfect 6-0 against Chicago this season. Stick with Nashville.
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Against the spread (ATS)
As mentioned above, the PREDATORS -1.5 (+195) are a tempting play, even on the road.
They covered the puck line Monday at home, and they won by 2 or more goals in three of their past four meetings with the Blackhawks.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 5.5 (-110) is the lean here as it has dominated for the Predators lately. The Under is 4-1-1 in Nashville’s past six on the road, and 3-0-2 in the past five overall for the Preds.
The Under has also hit in five of the past six for Chicago while going 4-1-1 in its past six games against teams with a winning record.
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