Nashville Predators vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 11/4/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+155) Oilers (-200)

The Edmonton Oilers (2-6-1) will compete against the Nashville Predators (4-6-0) at Rogers Place on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Nashville at +155 and Edmonton is coming in at -200. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Nashville Predators will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-2 loss to the Kraken their last time out. The Predators left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in this defeat. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 2 out of the 34 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 5 chances on the power play and scored 2 goals. Nashville tallied 10 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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With regard to their scoring, the Nashville Predators have notched 27 goals (23rd in the NHL) so far this year and have allowed 30. For the season, they have tallied 8 points and their points % is .400. Nashville skates onto the rink with 43 power play opportunities and they have notched 10 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 23.26%. When playing at even strength, the Predators let the opposition score 20 goals while notching 17 on offense. Nashville has taken 312 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.7%. The Predators so far have had 290 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .897. Nashville Predators opponents have amassed 33 power play tries (22nd in the league) and have tallied 10 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Juuse Saros. Saros has been involved in 295 matchups throughout his professional hockey career. He has a mark of 151-100-27 and he was named the starter in 278 games. The opposition has racked up 727 goals versus Saros in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.58. Saros has seen 8,981 shots against him and has recorded 8,254 saves. His save percentage sits at .919 for his 16,913 mins guarding the cage. Over the course of his pro career, Saros is sitting with 171 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .615.

In their last game, Edmonton went up against the Stars in a game where the Oilers took a loss by a mark of 4-3. The Oilers earned 3 goals of the 49 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 4 power play attempts in this matchup but didn't score a goal.

For the year, the Edmonton Oilers have accounted for 25 goals, 5 points, in addition to a points percentage of .278. They have permitted 36 goals to be scored by way of 26 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Oilers have earned 18 goals at even strength and 7 goals (16th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 33 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 21.21%. Edmonton has taken 300 shots (18th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 8.33%, while allowing their opponents 268 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 71.43% on their opponents 35 power play tries, and their save percentage is 86.6%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Jack Campbell protecting the goal. Campbell is the owner of a career record of 93-51-18 and has played in 175 contests. Campbell's rate of quality starts comes out to 50.9% and he has 83 quality starts in his pro career. He has accounted for 4,518 saves out of 4,968 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .909. His opposition is averaging 2.75 goals per contest and he has yielded 450 goals altogether. He has made the start in 163 contests and has been on the ice for 9,819 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville (+155)

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