The Tampa Bay Lightning (4-1-1) and Nashville Predators (4-4-0) meet for the second time in three days at Amalie Arena Monday following the Lightning’s 4-3 victory Saturday. Monday’s puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Predators-Lightning NHL odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Predators at Lightning: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Predators +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | Lightning -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Predators +1.5 (-190) | Lightning -1.5 (+155)
- Over/Under: 6 (O: +100 | U: -120)
Predators at Lightning: Projected starting goalies
Juuse Saros (3-2-0, .918 SV%, 2.54 GAA) vs. Andrei Vasilevskiy (4-1-1, .925 SV%, 2.15 GAA)
Saros is expected to return to the crease Monday after veteran Pekka Rinne drew a somewhat surprising start in the first meeting. Saros last played Wednesday, when he stopped 29 of 30 shots in a win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Vasilevskiy snapped a rare two-game losing skid (with one of those going to overtime) with Saturday’s win. He stopped 23 of 26 shots and 2 of the goals allowed were on the power play.
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Predators at Lightning: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Predators 2, Lightning 1
Money line (ML)
There’s value on the PREDATORS (+150) as they pivot back to their No. 1 netminder. Vasilevskiy is never outmatched in net, but Saros can rival him on his best nights and is plenty rested.
Tampa Bay registered 58.33% of the total shots attempts, including blocked and missed shots, at 5-on-5 Saturday, but Nashville had 54.55% of the scoring chances at full strength. Should the play up front remain the same, look for Saros to prove to be the difference and help flip the script.
Against the spread (ATS)
PREDATORS +1.5 (-190) are also a fine play with 1 goal of insurance in the event of a loss. The Lightning haven’t beaten anyone by 2 or more goals since their first two games of the season. The Predators have played four straight 1-goal games and are 2-2 in those outings.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 6 (-120) is the best play for this game following Saturday’s 7-goal outburst. Nashville is 3-4 against the O/U and Tampa Bay is 3-3 following Saturday’s easy Over on a line of 5.5.
Both teams scored twice on the power play Saturday with the Preds going 2-for-5 and the Bolts going 2-for-7 with the man advantage. Discipline will have been preached by both head coaches on the off-day and each of these goalies is much tougher to beat at full strength.
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