The Edmonton Oilers visit the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday, October 17 at 8:00 PM ET. The Game airs on ESPN+.
Edmonton secured a 4-3 home victory over the Philadelphia Flyers its last time out on October 15.
Nashville played at home its last time out on October 15, and lost 7-3 against the Seattle Kraken.
Here’s what you need to prepare for Thursday’s action.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Nashville Predators odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 5:51 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Oilers (-129)
- Underdog: Predators (+108)
- Over/under: 6.5
Oilers vs. Predators game info and start time
- Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV channel: Bally Sports Network
- Live stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Oilers stats and trends
- The Oilers were a moneyline favorite 90 times last season, and went 57-33 in those games.
- Edmonton had a 52-30 record (winning 63.4% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -129 or shorter.
- The Oilers have a 56.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- In 50 of 107 games last season, Edmonton and its opponent combined to finish above 6.5 goals.
- The Oilers scored the fourth-most goals in the league last season (292 total, 3.6 per game).
- Defensively, the Oilers were one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, conceding 236 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 10th.
- The 64 power-play goals the Oilers recorded last season (fifth-most in the NHL) came via 243 power-play chances.
Predators stats and trends
- The Predators were an underdog 42 times last season, and upset their opponent 21 times.
- Nashville was 13-13 last season when oddsmakers made them underdogs of +108 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline implies a 48.1% chance to win for the Predators.
- Nashville’s games last season had over 6.5 goals 35 of 88 times.
- With 266 goals (3.2 per game) last season, the Predators had the NHL’s 10th-best offense.
- The Predators allowed 3.0 goals per game (248 in total), 13th in the NHL.
- With 58 power-play goals (on 269 chances), the Predators were ninth-best in the NHL.