The Tampa Bay Lightning (28-11-2) take on the Nashville Predators (23-19-1) Tuesday with an 8 p.m. ET puck drop at Bridgestone Arena. Below, we analyze the Lightning-Predators odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The Lightning picked up a 3-0 win against the Predators behind G Andrei Vasilevskiy Saturday. It was their second straight win after a two-game losing skid. The Over has connected in three of the past four outings for the defending champs.
The Predators bounced back with a 3-2 shootout win over the Dallas Stars in a makeup game Sunday after getting blanked by the Lightning Saturday. Nashville has a crazy total record across the past seven outings, with the Under going 2-1 with four pushes.
Lightning at Predators: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:55 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Lightning -165 (bet $165 to win $100) | Predators +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Against the spread/ATS: Lightning -1.5 (+145) | Predators +1.5 (-175)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Lightning at Predators: Projected starting goalies
Andrei Vasilevskiy (25-6-1, 2.00 GAA, .932 SV%, 4 SO) vs. Juuse Saros (14-7-0, 2.17 GAA, .929 SV%, 2 SO)
Vasilevskiy has picked up victories in two straight games, and four of his past five outings, including the shutout at Bridgestone Arena Saturday. He has dominated Nashville this season, with a record of 5-0-0 and a 1.81 GAA and .943 SV%.
Saros has rattled off four straight wins, and he was the understudy to Pekka Rinne when the Lightning visited over the weekend. He won eight of his past nine starts and allowed 3 or fewer goals in 16 straight outings. The last time he allowed more than 3 goals in a single start was Feb. 9 against the Lightning in a 6-1 Predators loss.
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Lightning at Predators: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Lightning 3, Predators 1
Money line (ML)
The LIGHTNING (-165) cooled off the Predators in the first meeting Saturday, and they’re not terribly expensive in this spot. Vasilevskiy is the difference, as the Predators have had terrible difficulty this season trying to solve him.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The LIGHTNING -1.5 (+145) are a better value on the puck line, although there is risk here since they’re on the road, and Saros has been a pretty strong goaltender in his own right. Go lightly, but Tampa Bay is the side to be on.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 5.5 (-110) connected Saturday in the meeting in Nashville.
There is risk with playing the Under, as the Over was on a 3-0 run for the Lightning prior to Saturday; however, the Under cashed in four of the past five meetings in the Music City, and that will be the case Tuesday, too.
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