Two teams in the bottom half of the Western Conference standings hit the ice when the Nashville Predators (3-5-1, 14th in conference) host the Edmonton Oilers (4-5-1, 13th) at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday at 8:00 PM ET.
Nashville’s most recent game was a 3-2 overtime road loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 28.
Edmonton’s last game was a road loss, 6-1, against the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 28.
Before this showdown, here is what you need to get ready for Thursday’s action.
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Nashville Predators vs. Edmonton Oilers odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 5:52 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Predators (-130)
- Underdog: Oilers (+110)
- Over/under: 6.5
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Predators stats and trends
- In six games as the moneyline favorite this season, Nashville has been victorious three times.
- In six games with shorter than -130 moneyline odds this season, the Predators have won three.
- Looking at the moneyline odds, Nashville has a 56.5% chance of winning this contest.
- Nashville has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in four of nine games this season.
- They are scoring at a 2.6 goals-per-game average (23 total) during that stretch.
- Defensively, the Predators have allowed 26 goals (2.9 per game) in those 10 matchups.
Oilers stats and trends
- The Oilers are the underdog in their first game this season.
- Edmonton has not played with moneyline odds of +110 or longer once this season.
- Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Oilers have a 47.6% chance to win.
- So far this season, 30.0% of Edmonton’s games (3/10) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.
- They are scoring at a 2.2 goals-per-game average (22 total) during that stretch.
- Defensively, the Oilers have allowed 33 goals (3.3 per game) in those 10 matchups.
