Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Parlay 11/24/2017

Friday, November 24, 2017

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The Nashville Predators head to Scottrade Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Friday, November 24, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at +122 and the Blues at -135.

Nashville has a record of 13-6-2 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-5-1. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 68 goals and surrendered 62 goals for a point differential of +6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 13-8-0 and an over/under record of 11-10-0. St. Louis has a record of 16-5-1, including 8-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 78 goals and have given up 58 for a goal differential of +20. Their record against the spread is 16-6-0 while their over/under mark is 12-10-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 13-8-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 11-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 16-6-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 12-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

11/14/17 LW Scott Hartnell Lower Body IR (11/14)
11/14/17 D Yannick Weber Lower Body IR (11/14)
10/02/17 D Ryan Ellis Knee IR (10/03)

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/07/17 LW Zachary Sanford Shoulder IR (10/01)
09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri ACL IR (10/01)

Player Spotlight

Pekka Rinne has 12 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 538 shots against him and he's surrendered 42 goals. He's made 496 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Filip Forsberg has scored 23 total points this year for the Predators. He has 11 goals this season with 55 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 12 assists on the year and averages 18.1 minutes played per contest. Viktor Arvidsson averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 8 goals on 69 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Schenn has 30 total points this season for the Blues. He has 10 goals this year with 61 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Jake Allen has 12 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 527 shots against him and he's given up 48 goals. He's made 479 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 12 goals on 99 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have given up 98 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this season. That is 9th in the league. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.09% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 16th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Predators are 6th overall with 28 total points this year. They are 10th in the league with 68 goals and 18th in goals allowed with 62. They've had 88 power play chances and scored 22 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blues are 3rd with a total of 78 goals scored while they are 25th with 58 goals surrendered this season. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.54%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th in the league. The Blues have a total of 33 points this season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have had 12 power play goals on 72 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 24th overall. They've given up 70 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 21st when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2%, as they've attempted 1,155 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,192 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.3% as they have 867 attempts while they have given up 890 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 45.6% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 54.4% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 720 face-off wins compared to 643 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Nashville has 438 hits and they have blocked 302 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 654 face-off wins compared to 689 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 24th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 521 hits and they have blocked 323 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. St. Louis is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.8% as they've attempted 1,320 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,229 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.7% ranks 6th as they have 1,011 attempts while they have given up 906 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis -135 and under 5.5 total goals

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