Nashville Predators

Ice Hockey NHL Ball Arena Sat 13 Dec 21:00

Colorado Avalanche

  1. Prediction
  2. SGP Picks
  3. Correct Score
  4. Odds
  5. Team Stats
  6. Player Stats
  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings

NHL Betting Preview: Predators vs Avalanche

The Nashville Predators square off against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena, with face-off scheduled for 21:00 on Saturday, December 13.

Avs to Dominate Predators

We’re loving the -130 about the Avalanche overcoming a -1.5 puck line. Our betting prediction means they need to beat the Predators by two goals or more.

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Predators Won Last H2H in Shootouts

Nashville Predators claimed a home victory in their previous game. A 7-2 triumph against St Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena made it back-to-back wins. Steven Stamkos scored 4 goals and was +4 in total. Goalie Juuse Saros had 24 saves (.923).

Colorado Avalanche were winners last time out. Their 6-2 victory against Florida Panthers at Ball Arena was their tenth straight home triumph. Martin Necas had 2 points, all of them were assists.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last encounter between the Predators and the Avs saw the former win. It was a 4-3 scoreline at Bridgestone Arena. The previous 10 games have seen both teams achieve five victories.

Starting Goalies

Justus Annunen (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 5-5-1 3.2 .881 0
23/24 8-4-1 2.25 .928 2
Scott Wedgewood (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 19-3-4 2.2 .917 2
23/24 16-7-5 2.85 .899 0
Nashville Predators – Last 10 Games

6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 3.5 goals from 29.7 shots on goal, with a 14.0% powerplay efficiency. The Predators have given up 3.5 goals from 30.4 shots, averaging 4.8 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 85.4%.

Luke Evangelista is the top points scorer with 13 points, 2 goals and 11 assists, with Steven Stamkos recording 10 points, 8 goals and 2 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Juuse Saros have a 3.03 goal against average with a .905 save percentage.

Colorado Avalanche – Last 10 Games

The Avs have 7 wins, 1 loss and 2 overtime losses, averaging 3.7 goals from 36.8 shots on goal, with a 14.3% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.0 goals from 28.1 shots, averaging 2.3 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 87.0%.

The top points scorer is Nathan MacKinnon with 16 points, 8 goals and 8 assists, while Martin Necas is next in line after registering 15 points, 1 goal and 14 assists. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood have a 2.01 GAA with a .927 SV%, including one shutout.

Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction & Picks

Our Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche tips include the main match prediction, a correct score forecast, bet builder advice and top player prop picks. Each section below offers expert insight into the key betting angles.

Game Prediction

Our pick is to back Colorado Avalanche at -130 to overcome a -1.5 goal margin on the puck line. We think they’ll have too much for their opponents in this NHL game.

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Key Predators vs Avalanche stats:

  • The -1.5 line has been covered by Avalanche in 8 consecutive games at home.
  • The -1.5 line has been covered by Avalanche in 9 of their last 10 games at home.
  • The -1.5 line has been covered by Avalanche in 12 of their last 20 games at home.

Avs -1.5 Probability

The best betting apps imply that our pick has a 56.5% prospect of winning. However, our cappers research has found that the actual probability is between 60-65%. It is the reason why we are recommending this hockey wager.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Nathan MacKinnon To Score -135 BetMGM logo

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche) has scored at least one goal in 5 straight home games. We’re happy to take the -135 for this Anytime Goalscorer bet as there’s value in the odds that he finds the net at least once.

Same Game Parlay Picks

Puck Line Avalanche -1.5
To Score Nathan MacKinnon
Assists Martin Necas Over 0.5

Our same game parlay pick is the Avalanche -1.5 on the puck line, Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche) to score and Martin Necas (Avalanche) to get Over 0.5 assists.

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Correct Score Prediction

Predators Predators logo 1 - 3 Avalanche logo Avalanche

We’ve picked out a correct score of 3-1 being landed by the Avalanche. You can secure odds of +1400 and this provides an alternative way to place a wager.

Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Have Avs as Heavy Favorites

The sportsbooks are taking no chances with their Moneyline odds of -385 about Colorado Avalanche which reflects they have a 79% chance of winning this game. At +290, Nashville Predators are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The puck line is calculated to be 1.5, while total goals comes in at 6.5. Hockey fans love the chance to get an alternative angle by going for a Totals wager. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of -105.

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Player Props & Micro Betting

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Nashville Predators logo Nashville Predators Stats
Colorado Avalanche logo Colorado Avalanche Stats
Moneyline
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 10 wins and 0 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team News
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
90 Ryan O'Reilly 30 19.52 10 13 23 2
22 Luke Evangelista 29 16.18 4 19 23 7
9 Filip Forsberg 30 18.76 11 10 21 -1
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
29 Nathan MacKinnon 31 21.8 25 28 53 37
88 Martin Necas 31 21 14 29 43 30
8 Cale Makar 31 25.36 10 27 37 29

Injuries & Suspensions

Nashville Predators Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Ozzy Wiesblatt
Injured
Zachary L'Heureux
Injured
Cole Smith
Injured
Justin Barron
Injured

Colorado Avalanche Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Logan O'Connor
Injured

Starting Lineups

Colorado Avalanche logo Colorado Avalanche

Nashville Predators logo Nashville Predators

41
Scott Wedgewood
7
Devon Toews
8
Cale Makar
62
Artturi Lehkonen
29
Nathan MacKinnon
88
Martin Necas
77
Luke Evangelista
90
Ryan O'Reilly
91
Steven Stamkos
59
Roman Josi
41
Nicolas Hague
29
Justus Annunen

Colorado Avalanche logo Colorado Avalanche

Nashville Predators logo Nashville Predators

41
Scott Wedgewood
42
Josh Manson
84
Brent Burns
92
Gabriel Landeskog
11
Brock Nelson
13
Valeri Nichushkin
71
Matthew Wood
40
Fyodor Svechkov
9
Filip Forsberg
83
Adam Wilsby
76
Brady Skjei
29
Justus Annunen

Colorado Avalanche logo Colorado Avalanche

Nashville Predators logo Nashville Predators

41
Scott Wedgewood
49
Samuel Girard
70
Sam Malinski
95
Victor Olofsson
20
Ross Colton
54
Gavin Brindley
81
Jonathan Marchessault
56
Erik Haula
58
Michael Bunting
37
Nick Blankenburg
48
Nicklaus Perbix
29
Justus Annunen

Colorado Avalanche logo Colorado Avalanche

Nashville Predators logo Nashville Predators

41
Scott Wedgewood
17
Parker Kelly
18
Jack Drury
94
Joel Kiviranta
47
Michael McCarron
17
Tyson Jost
49
Reid Schaefer
29
Justus Annunen

Previous Nashville Predators Lineups

11 Dec NHL
Blues 2-7 Predators
09 Dec NHL
Avalanche 3-4 Predators
06 Dec NHL
Predators 3-6 Hurricanes
04 Dec NHL
Predators 2-1 Panthers
02 Dec NHL
Flames 1-5 Predators
29 Nov NHL
Jets 5-2 Predators
28 Nov NHL
Predators 4-3 Blackhawks
26 Nov NHL
Predators 6-3 Red Wings
24 Nov NHL
Panthers 8-3 Predators
22 Nov NHL
Avalanche 3-0 Predators

Previous Colorado Avalanche Lineups

11 Dec NHL
Panthers 2-6 Avalanche
09 Dec NHL
Avalanche 3-4 Predators
07 Dec NHL
Avalanche 3-2 Flyers
06 Dec NHL
Avalanche 3-2 Rangers
04 Dec NHL
Avalanche 3-6 Islanders
02 Dec NHL
Canucks 1-3 Avalanche
29 Nov NHL
Canadiens 2-7 Avalanche
28 Nov NHL
Avalanche 2-3 Wild
26 Nov NHL
Sharks 0-6 Avalanche
23 Nov NHL
Avalanche 1-0 Blackhawks
NHL Standings Select Season
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 47 28 15 4 60 0.638 19 24 158 142 16 16-8-1 12-7-3 4-2 5-5 2L
2 NY Islanders 46 25 16 5 55 0.598 16 21 138 130 8 14-8-2 11-8-3 4-5 6-4 1L
3 Washington 47 24 17 6 54 0.574 21 24 153 135 18 14-8-3 10-9-3 0-5 5-5 1W
4 Pittsburgh 45 21 14 10 52 0.578 17 20 141 137 4 10-7-6 11-7-4 1-6 6-4 3L
5 Philadelphia 45 22 15 8 52 0.578 15 17 135 137 -2 12-7-5 10-8-3 5-3 4-6 4L
6 New Jersey 47 24 21 2 50 0.532 16 21 126 145 -19 12-8-2 12-13-0 3-0 4-6 2W
7 Columbus 46 20 19 7 47 0.511 12 16 140 156 -16 10-7-4 10-12-3 4-1 5-5 2W
8 NY Rangers 48 20 22 6 46 0.479 13 18 126 147 -21 5-13-4 15-9-2 2-0 2-8 5L
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Tampa Bay 45 29 13 3 61 0.678 23 27 160 116 44 12-9-0 17-4-3 2-1 10-0 11W
2 Detroit 48 28 16 4 60 0.625 20 26 149 148 1 16-8-1 12-8-3 2-2 6-4 1L
3 Montreal 47 26 14 7 59 0.628 17 24 159 154 5 13-10-1 13-4-6 2-4 6-4 1L
4 Buffalo 45 25 16 4 54 0.6 19 22 148 140 8 15-6-2 10-10-2 3-0 8-2 1W
5 Boston 47 26 19 2 54 0.574 19 24 155 146 9 16-8-1 10-11-1 2-1 6-4 4W
6 Toronto 46 23 16 7 53 0.576 17 23 153 149 4 16-5-5 7-11-2 0-1 7-3 1L
7 Florida 45 24 18 3 51 0.567 21 22 139 145 -6 14-9-3 10-9-0 2-1 5-5 2W
8 Ottawa 46 22 19 5 49 0.533 17 19 151 153 -2 11-9-3 11-10-2 3-0 4-6 2W
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 45 33 4 8 74 0.822 30 32 182 103 79 19-0-3 14-4-5 1-4 7-3 1L
2 Dallas 47 27 11 9 63 0.67 23 24 161 133 28 12-6-3 15-5-6 3-3 2-8 1L
3 Minnesota 47 26 12 9 61 0.649 18 23 148 130 18 13-5-6 13-7-3 3-3 4-6 2L
4 Utah 47 23 20 4 50 0.532 17 23 145 131 14 12-7-2 11-13-2 0-0 6-4 1W
5 Nashville 46 22 20 4 48 0.522 15 19 129 151 -22 13-10-2 9-10-2 3-0 6-4 2W
6 Chicago 46 19 20 7 45 0.489 15 17 130 146 -16 10-10-4 9-10-3 2-3 6-4 1L
7 St Louis 47 18 21 8 44 0.468 18 18 117 161 -44 11-9-5 7-12-3 0-2 4-6 1W
8 Winnipeg 45 18 22 5 41 0.456 16 17 135 142 -7 11-9-3 7-13-2 1-1 3-7 3W
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Vegas 45 22 11 12 56 0.622 16 21 147 138 9 10-6-6 12-5-6 1-5 5-5 5W
2 Edmonton 47 23 16 8 54 0.574 18 23 159 157 2 11-5-4 12-11-4 0-3 5-5 1L
3 Seattle 45 21 15 9 51 0.567 15 20 125 131 -6 10-7-5 11-8-4 1-4 6-4 1L
4 San Jose 45 23 19 3 49 0.544 12 21 143 162 -19 13-9-3 10-10-0 2-1 6-4 1L
5 LA Kings 46 19 16 11 49 0.533 12 16 122 131 -9 7-10-6 12-6-5 3-5 4-6 2L
6 Anaheim 46 22 21 3 47 0.511 14 18 153 169 -16 13-8-1 9-13-2 4-0 1-9 1W
7 Calgary 46 19 23 4 42 0.457 15 17 119 140 -21 12-7-2 7-16-2 2-2 4-6 1L
8 Vancouver 46 16 25 5 37 0.402 10 12 125 166 -41 4-12-3 12-13-2 4-1 1-9 8L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Tampa Bay 45 29 13 3 61 0.678 23 27 160 116 44 12-9-0 17-4-3 2-1 10-0 11W
2 Carolina 47 28 15 4 60 0.638 19 24 158 142 16 16-8-1 12-7-3 4-2 5-5 2L
3 Detroit 48 28 16 4 60 0.625 20 26 149 148 1 16-8-1 12-8-3 2-2 6-4 1L
4 Montreal 47 26 14 7 59 0.628 17 24 159 154 5 13-10-1 13-4-6 2-4 6-4 1L
5 NY Islanders 46 25 16 5 55 0.598 16 21 138 130 8 14-8-2 11-8-3 4-5 6-4 1L
6 Buffalo 45 25 16 4 54 0.6 19 22 148 140 8 15-6-2 10-10-2 3-0 8-2 1W
7 Washington 47 24 17 6 54 0.574 21 24 153 135 18 14-8-3 10-9-3 0-5 5-5 1W
8 Boston 47 26 19 2 54 0.574 19 24 155 146 9 16-8-1 10-11-1 2-1 6-4 4W
9 Toronto 46 23 16 7 53 0.576 17 23 153 149 4 16-5-5 7-11-2 0-1 7-3 1L
10 Pittsburgh 45 21 14 10 52 0.578 17 20 141 137 4 10-7-6 11-7-4 1-6 6-4 3L
11 Philadelphia 45 22 15 8 52 0.578 15 17 135 137 -2 12-7-5 10-8-3 5-3 4-6 4L
12 Florida 45 24 18 3 51 0.567 21 22 139 145 -6 14-9-3 10-9-0 2-1 5-5 2W
13 New Jersey 47 24 21 2 50 0.532 16 21 126 145 -19 12-8-2 12-13-0 3-0 4-6 2W
14 Ottawa 46 22 19 5 49 0.533 17 19 151 153 -2 11-9-3 11-10-2 3-0 4-6 2W
15 Columbus 46 20 19 7 47 0.511 12 16 140 156 -16 10-7-4 10-12-3 4-1 5-5 2W
16 NY Rangers 48 20 22 6 46 0.479 13 18 126 147 -21 5-13-4 15-9-2 2-0 2-8 5L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 45 33 4 8 74 0.822 30 32 182 103 79 19-0-3 14-4-5 1-4 7-3 1L
2 Dallas 47 27 11 9 63 0.67 23 24 161 133 28 12-6-3 15-5-6 3-3 2-8 1L
3 Minnesota 47 26 12 9 61 0.649 18 23 148 130 18 13-5-6 13-7-3 3-3 4-6 2L
4 Vegas 45 22 11 12 56 0.622 16 21 147 138 9 10-6-6 12-5-6 1-5 5-5 5W
5 Edmonton 47 23 16 8 54 0.574 18 23 159 157 2 11-5-4 12-11-4 0-3 5-5 1L
6 Seattle 45 21 15 9 51 0.567 15 20 125 131 -6 10-7-5 11-8-4 1-4 6-4 1L
7 Utah 47 23 20 4 50 0.532 17 23 145 131 14 12-7-2 11-13-2 0-0 6-4 1W
8 San Jose 45 23 19 3 49 0.544 12 21 143 162 -19 13-9-3 10-10-0 2-1 6-4 1L
9 LA Kings 46 19 16 11 49 0.533 12 16 122 131 -9 7-10-6 12-6-5 3-5 4-6 2L
10 Nashville 46 22 20 4 48 0.522 15 19 129 151 -22 13-10-2 9-10-2 3-0 6-4 2W
11 Anaheim 46 22 21 3 47 0.511 14 18 153 169 -16 13-8-1 9-13-2 4-0 1-9 1W
12 Chicago 46 19 20 7 45 0.489 15 17 130 146 -16 10-10-4 9-10-3 2-3 6-4 1L
13 St Louis 47 18 21 8 44 0.468 18 18 117 161 -44 11-9-5 7-12-3 0-2 4-6 1W
14 Calgary 46 19 23 4 42 0.457 15 17 119 140 -21 12-7-2 7-16-2 2-2 4-6 1L
15 Winnipeg 45 18 22 5 41 0.456 16 17 135 142 -7 11-9-3 7-13-2 1-1 3-7 3W
16 Vancouver 46 16 25 5 37 0.402 10 12 125 166 -41 4-12-3 12-13-2 4-1 1-9 8L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 45 33 4 8 74 0.822 30 32 182 103 79 19-0-3 14-4-5 1-4 7-3 1L
2 Dallas 47 27 11 9 63 0.67 23 24 161 133 28 12-6-3 15-5-6 3-3 2-8 1L
3 Tampa Bay 45 29 13 3 61 0.678 23 27 160 116 44 12-9-0 17-4-3 2-1 10-0 11W
4 Minnesota 47 26 12 9 61 0.649 18 23 148 130 18 13-5-6 13-7-3 3-3 4-6 2L
5 Carolina 47 28 15 4 60 0.638 19 24 158 142 16 16-8-1 12-7-3 4-2 5-5 2L
6 Detroit 48 28 16 4 60 0.625 20 26 149 148 1 16-8-1 12-8-3 2-2 6-4 1L
7 Montreal 47 26 14 7 59 0.628 17 24 159 154 5 13-10-1 13-4-6 2-4 6-4 1L
8 Vegas 45 22 11 12 56 0.622 16 21 147 138 9 10-6-6 12-5-6 1-5 5-5 5W
9 NY Islanders 46 25 16 5 55 0.598 16 21 138 130 8 14-8-2 11-8-3 4-5 6-4 1L
10 Buffalo 45 25 16 4 54 0.6 19 22 148 140 8 15-6-2 10-10-2 3-0 8-2 1W
11 Washington 47 24 17 6 54 0.574 21 24 153 135 18 14-8-3 10-9-3 0-5 5-5 1W
12 Boston 47 26 19 2 54 0.574 19 24 155 146 9 16-8-1 10-11-1 2-1 6-4 4W
13 Edmonton 47 23 16 8 54 0.574 18 23 159 157 2 11-5-4 12-11-4 0-3 5-5 1L
14 Toronto 46 23 16 7 53 0.576 17 23 153 149 4 16-5-5 7-11-2 0-1 7-3 1L
15 Pittsburgh 45 21 14 10 52 0.578 17 20 141 137 4 10-7-6 11-7-4 1-6 6-4 3L
16 Philadelphia 45 22 15 8 52 0.578 15 17 135 137 -2 12-7-5 10-8-3 5-3 4-6 4L
17 Florida 45 24 18 3 51 0.567 21 22 139 145 -6 14-9-3 10-9-0 2-1 5-5 2W
18 Seattle 45 21 15 9 51 0.567 15 20 125 131 -6 10-7-5 11-8-4 1-4 6-4 1L
19 Utah 47 23 20 4 50 0.532 17 23 145 131 14 12-7-2 11-13-2 0-0 6-4 1W
20 New Jersey 47 24 21 2 50 0.532 16 21 126 145 -19 12-8-2 12-13-0 3-0 4-6 2W
21 San Jose 45 23 19 3 49 0.544 12 21 143 162 -19 13-9-3 10-10-0 2-1 6-4 1L
22 Ottawa 46 22 19 5 49 0.533 17 19 151 153 -2 11-9-3 11-10-2 3-0 4-6 2W
23 LA Kings 46 19 16 11 49 0.533 12 16 122 131 -9 7-10-6 12-6-5 3-5 4-6 2L
24 Nashville 46 22 20 4 48 0.522 15 19 129 151 -22 13-10-2 9-10-2 3-0 6-4 2W
25 Anaheim 46 22 21 3 47 0.511 14 18 153 169 -16 13-8-1 9-13-2 4-0 1-9 1W
26 Columbus 46 20 19 7 47 0.511 12 16 140 156 -16 10-7-4 10-12-3 4-1 5-5 2W
27 NY Rangers 48 20 22 6 46 0.479 13 18 126 147 -21 5-13-4 15-9-2 2-0 2-8 5L
28 Chicago 46 19 20 7 45 0.489 15 17 130 146 -16 10-10-4 9-10-3 2-3 6-4 1L
29 St Louis 47 18 21 8 44 0.468 18 18 117 161 -44 11-9-5 7-12-3 0-2 4-6 1W
30 Calgary 46 19 23 4 42 0.457 15 17 119 140 -21 12-7-2 7-16-2 2-2 4-6 1L
31 Winnipeg 45 18 22 5 41 0.456 16 17 135 142 -7 11-9-3 7-13-2 1-1 3-7 3W
32 Vancouver 46 16 25 5 37 0.402 10 12 125 166 -41 4-12-3 12-13-2 4-1 1-9 8L