Thursday, October 8, 2015

Bridgestone Arena

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The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Thursday, October 8, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Hurricanes at +177 and the Predators at -197. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Eric Staal led the Hurricanes last season in both points and goals. He had 54 points and 23 goals. Justin Faulk led the team with 33 assists and Brad Malone led the team in penalty minutes with 74. Cam Ward ended the season with a 2.40 goals against average for Carolina.

Filip Forsberg led the Predators last season in both points and goals. He had 63 points and 26 goals. ike Ribeiro led the team in assists with 47 and Shea Weber led the team with 74 penalty minutes. Pekka Rinne led the team with a 2.18 goals against average.

The Hurricanes are 19-39 in their last 58 road games, 19-39 in their last 58 vs. Western Conference and 18-41 in their last 59 games playing on 3 or more days rest. They are 7-20 in their last 27 games following a win, 2-6 in their last 8 overall, 2-8 in their last 10 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game and 0-4 in their last 4 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. The under is 5-1-1 in the Hurricanes last 7 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game, 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win and 31-15-5 in their last 51 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. The under is also 19-7-2 in their last 28 games playing on 3 or more days rest, 23-10-5 in their last 38 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game and 35-17-8 in their last 60 overall.

The Predators are 4-10 in their last 14 home games, 1-4 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game and 1-4 in their last 5 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game. They are 2-10 in their last 12 overall, 1-5 in their last 6 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game and 0-4 in their last 4 games following a loss of 3 or more goals. The over is 5-0-2 in the Predators last 7 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game, 10-2-3 in their last 15 overall and 5-1-1 in their last 7 Thursday games. The over is also 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 3 or more days rest, 17-6-5 in their last 28 home games and 5-2-2 in their last 9 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Head to head, the over is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings in Nashville and the home team is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings. The Hurricanes are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings and 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Nashville.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes were 36-13-6 against the spread

The Carolina Hurricanes were 26-46-10 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators were 36-13-6 against the spread

The Nashville Predators were 37-40-11 against the over/under

Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

10/05/15 D Ron Hainsey Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs. Nashville

Nashville Predators Injuries

No key injuries to report

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville

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