It’s another fairly quiet night in the NHL with only 3 games on tap, but there is one NHL betting line that I very much like this evening.
Nashville Predators -105 (Bookmaker.com)
Toronto Maple Leafs -110 (TheSportsbook.com)
The Predators (7-5-3) have bounced back with 2 wins after 5 straight losses. These wins were both in shootouts, so they were hard fought battles, but they were over two very tough teams in the Blues and Blackhawks. The Predators road record on the season is (4-4-0) and they know they need to win games against weak Eastern Conference opponents in order to have a shot at the playoffs in the stronger West. The Predators have been scoring by committee so far this season with Cal O’Reilly leading the team with 12 points in 15 games. Nashville is 26th in the league in goals per game and they will be looking for more production from players like Steve Sullivan and JP Dumont going forward.
The Maple Leafs have now lost 8 straight and 11 of their last 12. The team is 28th in goals for per game, but only 15th in goals against. That being said the Maple Leafs have been allowing plenty of goals against in recent games so this may be becoming a problem once again. The Leafs need their scorers like Kessel, Grabovski, Kadri and Kaberle to put up points if they are going to win games. A team that averages only 2.19 goals for per game isn’t going to win a lot of games in this league. The Maple Leafs need to get out of this slump soon and after a strong showing against the Canucks that still ended in a loss they players are surely ready to get back on the ice and play this game. But is that enough? I don’t think so. The team lacks the skill and the knowhow to win games in this league. It’s going to be another long season for the Maple Leaf faithful.
My Pick: Nashville Predators -105
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Written by: Niko de Jonge
Tagged with: Nashville Predators • Toronto Maple Leafs