Saturday, October 10, 2015
Bridgestone Arena
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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Saturday, October 10, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +165 and the Predators at -185. The over/under has been set at 5.5.
The Edmonton Oilers finished last season with a 24 - 44 record. They scored 62 points and 198 goals while giving up 283 goals. They had 232 power play opportunities and scored 41 powerplay goals for a 17.67 powerplay percentage. They attempted 2,331 shots on goal and surrendered 2,464 shots. Their overall save percentage was 89%.
The Nashville Predators finished last season with a 47 - 25 record. They scored 104 points and 232 goals while giving up 208 goals. They had 259 power play opportunities and scored 42 powerplay goals for a 16.22 powerplay percentage. They attempted 2,846 shots on goal and surrendered 2,525 shots. Their overall save percentage was 91%.
The Oilers are 20-42 in their last 62 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game, 69-152 in their last 221 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game and 16-40 in their last 56 vs. the Central. They are 15-36 in their last 51 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game, 15-38 in their last 53 games playing on 1 day rest, 18-50 in their last 68 overall and 16-50 in their last 66 road games. Edmonton is also 20-65 in their last 85 vs. a team with a winning record, 12-40 in their last 52 Saturday games, 15-66 in their last 81 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and 9-42 in their last 51 vs. the Western Conference.
The over is 7-2 in the Oilers last 9 road games and 6-2 in their last 8 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game. The over is also 21-8-1 in their last 30 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game and 5-2 in their last 7 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
The Predators are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning % below .400, 39-14 in their last 53 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400 and 20-8 in their last 28 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. They are 35-16 in their last 51 home games, 2-5 in their last 7 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game and 2-6 in their last 8 games playing on 1 day rest. Nashville is also 3-10 in their last 13 overall, 1-4 in their last 5 vs. the Pacific and 1-6 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.
the over is 4-0-2 in Predators last 6 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game, 5-1-2 in their last 8 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game and 10-2-2 in their last 14 vs. the Western Conference. The over is also 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 1 day rest, 21-6-3 in their last 30 games following a win and 10-3-3 in their last 16 overall.
Head to head, the under is 2-0-2 in the last 4 meetings in Nashville. The home team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings and the Oilers are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Nashville.
Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends
The Edmonton Oilers are 0-1 straight up
The Edmonton Oilers are 0-1-0 against the over/under
Nashville Predators Betting Trends
The Nashville Predators are 1-0 straight up
The Nashville Predators are 0-1-0 against the over/under
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
10/06/15 RW Jordan Eberle Shoulder expected to miss 4-6 weeks
Nashville Predators Injuries
No key injuries to report
Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton
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