Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 1/10/2019

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The Nashville Predators head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at -107 and the Blue Jackets at -113.

Nashville has a record of 26-15-3 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've tallied 135 goals and surrendered 109 goals for a point differential of +26. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-18-0 and an over/under record of 20-23-0. Columbus has a record of 24-15-3 this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 135 goals and given up 130 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 24-17-0 while their over/under mark is 16-21-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 26-18-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 20-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 24-17-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 16-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

12/27/18 D Yannick Weber Undisclosed IR (12/27)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 C Kyle Turris Lower Body IR (01/01)

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

01/08/19 LW Nick Foligno Personal is questionable Thursday vs Nashville
01/08/19 D Scott Harrington Illness is questionable Thursday vs Nashville

Player Spotlight

Roman Josi has scored 30 total points this year for the Predators. He has 7 goals this season with 161 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 25.4 minutes played per contest. Ryan Johansen averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 8 goals on 71 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 16 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 823 shots against him and he's surrendered 65 goals. He's made 758 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has 45 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 13 goals this year with 110 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 24 goals on 164 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 18 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 912 shots against him and he's given up 86 goals. He's made 826 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 55 total points this year, which is 8th in the NHL. They've scored 135 goals while giving up 109 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 31st respectively. They have had 146 power play chances and scored 22 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 26th in the league. The Predators have given up 133 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 10th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.44% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 13th in the league with a total of 51 points this season. They have 16 power play goals on 125 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the NHL. They've given up 113 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 15th overall. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 11th with a total of 135 goals scored while they've given up 130 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.04%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53%, as they've attempted 2,627 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,327 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.3% as they have 1,985 attempts while they have given up 1,741 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 53.7% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 1,399 face-off wins compared to 1,312 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Nashville has 797 hits and they have blocked 586 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 1,220 face-off wins compared to 1,288 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Columbus has 810 hits and they have blocked 575 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Columbus is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 2,352 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,308 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 9th as they have 1,854 attempts while they have given up 1,733 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Predators/Blue Jackets NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus -113

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