The Nashville Predators (19-14-6) play the 4th game of a 5-game road trip against the Toronto Maple Leafs (25-9-7) Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (TNT). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Predators vs. Maple Leafs odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Predators have won the 1st 3 games of the road trip in Carolina, Washington and on Monday in Ottawa 3-0. Overall, the Preds have won 4 in a row, while going 5-0-1 in the last 6 games.
The Maple Leafs routed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-2 in their place on Sunday, and they have won the last 2 games by a combined 10-3 count. Toronto is 9-2-3 in the last 14 games against Western Conference opponents.
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Predators at Maple Leafs odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 11:49 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Predators +170 (bet $100 to win $170) | Maple Leafs -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Predators +1.5 (-150) | Maple Leafs -1.5 (+125)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +105 | U: -125)
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Predators at Maple Leafs projected goalies
Juuse Saros (15-10-5, 2.67 GAA, .921 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Ilya Samsonov (12-3-1, 2.29 GAA, .916 SV%, 2 SO)
Saros turned aside all 38 shots he faced in Ottawa Monday for his 1st shutout of the season, and he has won 4 straight starts overall. He is 3-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .955 SV% in 3 January outings, including a 64-save effort in Carolina on Thursday.
Samsonov allowed just 1 goal on 23 shots in a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings Saturday, and he has lost in regulation just once in the last 10 starts since Nov. 2. That including a 3-week stretch where he was dealing with an injury in November.
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Predators at Maple Leafs picks and predictions
Prediction
Maple Leafs 3, Predators 2
Moneyline
The Maple Leafs (-200) are a little on the expensive side at home, costing 2 times your potential return.
If you were to toss Toronto into a multi-team parlay, it might not be as risky, but the Predators (+170) have been hot, and this isn’t a great standalone bet.
PASS.
The PREDATORS +1.5 (-150) have been on fire, winning 4 in a row, including the 1st 3 on the road trip against some very good teams. Saros is playing out of his mind right now, and this isn’t priced out of line if you’d like a little insurance in what should be a close game.
Over/Under
UNDER 6.5 (-125) is the best play on the board.
Saros has been playing very well, and Samsonov isn’t letting in a lot of goals, either. While the Over is 6-2 in the last 8 games overall for Toronto, the Under is 15-7 in the last 22 home games, while cashing in 4 of the last 5 meetings in Toronto between these sides.
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