Tuesday, January 5, 2015

Bridgestone Arena

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, January 5, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +144 and the Predators at -160. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Winnipeg comes into this matchup having played 39 games. They have an overall record of 18-19-2 and on the road they have a record of 7-14-1. Currently they are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 104 goals and given up 114 goals for a point differential of -10. Nashville shows up with a record of 19-13-7 including 12-5-3 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 103 goals and surrendered 102 for a goal differential of +1.

Dustin Byfuglien has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Jets. He has 9 goals this season with 123 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 105 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Michael Hutchinson has 5 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 427 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 386 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Shea Weber has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Predators. He has 11 goals this season with 92 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 10 goals on 112 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 16 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 880 shots against him and has given up 80 goals. He has made 800 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Jets have 38 total points this season. They have scored 104 goals while giving up 113 goals. They have had 122 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Jets have allowed 148 power play opportunities and given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.06% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Predators have a total of 45 points on the season. They have 26 power play goals on 128 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 115 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 101 goals scored while they've given up 101 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.36%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 18-21 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 17-19-3 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 17-20 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 15-17-7 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/23/15 GO Ondrej Pavelec Knee out indefinitely
10/25/15 D Grant Clitsome Back out indefinitely

Nashville Predators Injuries

11/28/15 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville

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