The Nashville Predators are playing better hockey in the month of November, but their NHL stats and record are very average, as is their place in the NHL standings.
The Detroit Red Wings are vastly improved over last year and play better in front of their number-one goalie.
However, this NHL matchups looks like a potential battle of the backup, which will affect our Predators vs Red Wings best bets.
We’ll review the stats, recent performances, and odds of these two fairly evenly-matched teams and give you the Predators vs Red Wings best bets for your betting ticket.
Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. ET from Detroit, Michigan.
Nashville Predators vs. Detroit Red Wings
- Game: Nashville Predators (9-8-2) vs Detroit Red Wings (9-5-4)
- Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
- When: 7:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, November 23, 2022
- Watch: NHLPP or ESPN+
Last Game Record
This is the first of two NHL matchups between the Nashville Predators and the Detroit Red Wings this season.
These NHL teams look to start this matchup on top. Last season the Predators won both games, averaging 4.50 goals per game, while the Red Wings only averaged 1.5.
Nashville Predators vs. Detroit Red Wings Analysis
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators enter Wednesday night’s busy NHL schedule with a 9-8-2 record. The predators have won four of their last five games, each ending in a one-goal spread.
Nashville isn’t scoring much, averaging 2.68 goals per game on 30.2 shots. The Predators are averaging 3.21 goals-against per game on 32.7 shots.
Predators Averaging Numbers
The Preds’ special teams are average, at best: the penalty kill has an 81.4% efficiency rate (thirteen powerplay goals against), while the powerplay converts 17.3% of the time (thirteen powerplay goals).
Filip Forsberg is nowhere near the top of the NHL player stats rankings, but he leads the Predators with nineteen points (seven goals, twelve assists).
In their last game, NHL picks showed the Predators defeated the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 in a shootout on November twenty-first.
Predators’ Powerplay
Micahel Granlund and Roman Josi scored on the powerplay, while Matt Duchene scored twenty-eight seconds after Josi in the third period for the Predators. Connor Glass scored the shootout winner in the seventh round.
Juusei Saros made twenty-four saves to get the win. Saros has played the last five games in a row. While we’re not sure if he’ll get the start, Saros has a 7-62 record, a 3.06 goals-against average, and a .905 save percentage.
At some point, Kevin Lankinen will get back in the net, and it could be one of our Nashville Predators predictions that he gets the start against the Detroit Red Wings.
If Lankinen does get the start, he has a 2-2-0 record with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage.
The Predators have no players listed on the NHL injury report.
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings will be well-rested and enter the game with a 9-5-4 record.
The Red Wings have won their last two games, although they were high-scoring affairs that hit the over and covered the spread against the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Montreal Canadiens.
The Red Wings can score and do it efficiently, averaging 3.28 goals on 28.9 shots per game. At the same time, the Red Wings aren’t as defensively sound as the Predators, giving up an average of 3.17 goals on 31.9 shots per game.
Red Wings’ Powerplay
The Red Wings’ powerplay is slightly better than the Red Wings, scoring 20.9% of their chances (fourteen powerplay goals).
The Red Wings have given up fewer power-play goals than the Predators (eleven power-play goals against) but are operating at a slightly lower efficiency of 79.6%.
In their last matchup, the Detroit Red Wings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1 on November 19th.
Filip Hronek scored twice, Dylan Larkin and Dominik Kubalik scored on the powerplay, and Ben Chariot and Tyler Bertuzzi added goals to help the Red Wings breeze by the Blue Jackets. Ville Husso made twenty-seven saves to get the win,
With that win, Husso improved his record to 7-2-3. Husso is the Red Wings’ clear number-one goalie and future in the net. He has a 2.55 goals-against average, and a .916 save percentage.
However, Husso has played the last three NHL games in a row. Alex Nedeljkovic likely gets the start for the Red Wings to give Husso an extended break over Thanksgiving.
If Nedeljkovic gets the start, he has a 2-3-1 record, a 4.33 goals-against average, and a .873 save percentage.
There are numerous Detroit Red Wings injuries to report, but only one player is not on the long-term injured reserve list. Gustav Lindström is the only Red Wing Injury to report, and he is listed day-to-day.
Odds Breakdown
The primary total goals line is set at six on most online sportsbooks, although you can find the Predators vs Red Wings listed at 6.5 goals.
With the total goals at 6, the over has odds from -115 to -122, while the under is listed between +100 to -105. With 6.5 as the total goals line, you’ll find odds hovering around +100 and +102, while the under is listed around -121 to -125.
The Predators have a 9-10 over/under record, while the Red Wings are 9-9 over/under.
Nashville Predators
NHL odds have the Nashville Predators listed between -104 and -110 on the moneyline. The Predators have a 9-10 straight-up moneyline record. As of publication, public money is siding with the Predators on the moneyline.
The Predators are listed at +1.5 on the puck line spread, with odds ranging from -250 to -258. Nashville has a 7-12 record against the spread in 2022-23.
Nashville to cover the spread is among our candidates for the Predators vs Red Wings best bets.
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are listed with odds between -110 and -115 on the moneyline. The Red Wings have a 9-9 straight-up moneyline record. The majority of moneyline bets are on the Red Wings.
The Red Wings are listed at –1.5 on the puck line spread. Detroit’s odds range between +205 and +225. The Red Wings are 11-7 against the spread in 2022-23.
Nashville Predators vs. Detroit Red Wings Betting Pick and Prediction
We’ve already mentioned this, but we’ll take the Predators and the points in this one. They are the better defensive team and are more-than-likely to keep this game close.
These two teams are relatively evenly matched statistically, but we don’t like the Red Wings when Nedeljkovic is in the net.
We also don’t like that the Red Wings form recently. We’ll take the Nashville Predators on the moneyline.
- NHL Pick: Predators (+105)
- NHL Pick: Predators (-125)
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