The Vegas Golden Knights (11-11-4) visit the Nashville Predators (11-9-3) Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. We analyze the Golden Knights-Predators sports betting odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup.
Golden Knights at Predators: Projected starting goalies
Malcolm Subban vs. Pekka Rinne
Subban is 0-4-2 through six starts with four goals allowed in three of his last five starts. He has a .883 save percentage and 3.55 goals against average.
Rinne hasn’t played since Thursday after he allowed at least four goals in each of his last four starts. The veteran is 8-4-2 through 14 starts with a .889 SV% and 3.06 GAA.
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Golden Knights at Predators: Odds, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Predators 4, Golden Knight 1
Moneyline (ML)
The Predators and Golden Knights enter Wednesday fifth in the Central and Pacific divisions, respectively. Both teams have been off since Monday, when the Golden Knights dropped a third in a row and the Predators completed a home-and-home sweep of the St. Louis Blues. Each of Knights’ last two losses was by a 4-2 count with one at home against the Edmonton Oilers and the other on the road against the Dallas Stars.
Nashville is 7-5-2 on home ice while Vegas is 5-6-1 as the visitor. Back the PREDATORS (-139) with what should be an advantage in the goaltending matchup. The Preds are outshooting their opposition by an average of 5.9 shots per game, but with an average goal differential of just 0.17. The Knights are plus-2.1 per game in shots on goal but minus-0.08 in goals.
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Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The Golden Knights have lost eight of their last 10 with half of those losses coming by at least a two-goal margin. Vegas is 9-17 against the puck line overall and 4-8 on the road. Nashville is 9-14 overall and 5-9 at home.
Take a chance on the PREDATORS (-1.5, +190) with the potential for a $19 profit on a $10 bet for them to win by two or more goals. Nine of their 11 victories on the season were by margins of at least two goals.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Golden Knights are 4-6 against the Over/Under across their last 10 games while the Predators went 6-4 against the projected goal totals. The matchup of the two struggling netminders puts the odds lean on the Over, but we’ll make a contrarian play to the UNDER 5.5 (+125) with the possibility of a greater reward.
Esten’s NHL betting record: 84-71
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