Nashville Predators vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 12/29/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+106) Red Wings (-129)

Little Caesars Arena is the site where the Detroit Red Wings (16-15-4) will attempt to beat the Nashville Predators (19-16-0) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Nashville at +106 while Detroit is at -129. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Nashville Predators will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 5-2 defeat to the Hurricanes in their previous contest . Nashville compiled 12 penalty minutes for this contest. Furthermore, they had 4 power play attempts and notched 1 goal. The Predators didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. While out there on the ice, they converted 2 out of the 37 shots they put on net.

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Nashville Predators opponents have 116 power play tries (7th in the league) and have scored 28 goals in those attempts. The Predators so far have had 1,079 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .899. Nashville has taken 1,048 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.3%. While at even strength, the Predators have allowed the opponent to score 81 goals while scoring 82 on the offensive side of the ice. Nashville skates onto the rink with 126 power play opportunities and they have notched 26 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 20.63%. For the season, they have 38 points and their points percentage is .543. In regard to scoring goals, the Nashville Predators have accounted for 108 goals (14th in pro hockey) on the year and have allowed 109.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Juuse Saros. The opposition has notched 781 goals versus Saros in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.61. Saros has been in net for 314 contests over the course of his pro hockey career. He has a save percentage of .918 during his 17,971 minutes in the crease. He has a win-loss record of 162-108-27 and he has gotten the start in 297 games. Over the course of his career, Saros has accrued 182 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .613. Saros has seen 9,536 shots taken against him and has recorded 8,755 total saves.

In their last contest, Detroit faced the Wild in an outing where the Red Wings were on the wrong end of the score by a score of 6-3. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those opportunities. The Red Wings scored 3 goals of the 28 shots on goal they pursued.

Detroit has attempted 1,053 shots (14th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.68%, while allowing the other team 1,124 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 79.84% on the other teams 124 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 89.4%. They have a total of 141 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 21.99%. The Red Wings have accumulated 92 goals at even strength and 31 goals (5th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have allowed 119 goals to be scored by way of 94 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this year, the Detroit Red Wings have earned 123 goals, 36 points, in addition to a points percentage of .514.

Across the rink you will find James Reimer protecting the goal. Reimer is sitting with a career record of 207-175-63 and has been in goal for 488 contests. Reimer's quality start percentage sits at 51.1% and he has qualified for 229 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has accrued 13,030 stops out of 14,316 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .910. Teams are averaging 2.88 goals per game and he has given up 1,286 goals in total. He was named a starter in 448 games and has been on the ice for 26,786 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit (-129)

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