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Nashville vs. Tampa Bay: NHL Match Prediction
On November 29, the NHL championship will feature a meeting between Nashville and Tampa. The Predators are considered the favorites of this confrontation, despite the fact that they have played unsuccessfully in recent matches and often lost. However, the Predators ended their previous home games against the Lightning with a rout, but this season they have already lost to their opponent on the road. Will the Bolts be able to earn two points again? What bet should they make this time? Find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
Nashville Predators
USACurrent form
Nashville is currently the main outsider of the Western Conference and has the same number of points as Chicago. The team has been showing weak results since the beginning of the season and, as a rule, is limited to single victories, and it does not have a series. At the same time, the club has a fairly strong roster and should at least be close to the playoff zone. We emphasize that in three previous meetings out of four, the Predators also suffered a setback. On the road, they lost to Seattle (0:3), then dealt with Winnipeg at home (4:1) and after a defeat to New Jersey (2:5), they again upset their fans, losing to Philadelphia with a score of 2:3 in overtime.
Despite the presence of such players as Marchessault, Josi, Forsberg and Stamkos, they continue to demonstrate rather mediocre performance and in many games they cannot score more than two goals. It should be emphasized that in terms of the number of goals scored, the club ranks last in the league. The second period is the most unsuccessful for Andrew Brunette team, in which he has a ratio of 17:27 in goals scored and goals conceded.
But in unequal compositions, namely in the minority, the Predators play well and remain the best in the championship, having 90.7% neutralization of the opponent majority. However, this does not help them at all to gain stability, because, for example, on the road they score 1.82 goals per match according to statistics.
Disqualifications and injuries
Lauzon and McCarron will not take part in the upcoming meeting due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Nashville wins 53% of faceoffs
The Predators are strong in this component and take most of the faceoffs.
- The Predators are receiving 8.91 penalty minutes.
Nashville is not known for its good discipline and usually gets sent off at least four or five times per game.
Tampa Bay Lightning
USACurrent form
Tampa Bay is not looking as good as it did last year this season and is experiencing a lot of difficulties. The club is currently in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and has 24 points. The team is certainly one of the main contenders for the playoffs, but it is unlikely to be able to count on anything more if it leaves everything as is. Incidentally, it also suffered a setback in three of its previous four meetings. First, the Lightning lost to Columbus (6:7) on the road, lost to Dallas (2:4) upon returning to their home arena, and after a crushing victory over Colorado (8:2), they lost again to Washington with a score of 4:5.
In the previous confrontation with the "capitals", the "bolts" had every chance of success and had a comfortable advantage of two goals, but they played terribly in the third twenty minutes, during which they conceded three times, and even allowed the opponent to realize the majority literally three minutes before the final siren. Once again, five goals ended up in their net.
Overall, John Cooper team has been very weak in defense this season and is allowing the opponent too much in their own zone. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is also far from his best form, and he also can't produce the consistent performance he did in previous years.
Disqualifications and injuries
Paul and Chaffee will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Tampa Bay is averaging 9.05 penalty minutes.
The Lightning show poor discipline and are often sent off on "flat" ground
- Tampa Bay is 28-15 in goals scored and allowed in the first period.
The Bolts have a strong opening period and often gain an advantage
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches between the teams, the first period was productive
1.75Bet 3rd period: Tampa will score
In four out of five matches, the home team conceded in the third period
1.45Tip and bets
Tampa, of course, gave away its match against Washington, so in the upcoming match it will certainly give its best and try to rehabilitate itself for such an offensive defeat. Nashville is a suitable opponent for this, since the Predators have not previously distinguished themselves with good results and often lost even at home. Plus, the previous meeting between the clubs, which took place at the end of last month, ended with the victory of the Bolts. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that the guests do not have such problems with the implementation of moments that the home team has.
Prediction - Tampa win with handicap (0) for 2.00
Total Bet
Matches involving Nashville are rarely productive. The team currently remains the lowest scoring team in the league and, as a rule, cannot break down the opponent defense more than twice. However, on home ice, it also misses a few goals in response. The previous match between the clubs was held with only two goals in regulation time, so, in our opinion, it makes sense to bet on the total under.
We take the total under 6.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.65
Bet on individual total
Nashville rarely scores more than two or three goals even on home ice. Tampa, of course, is not a model of defensive play this season, but in five previous games out of seven it remained with fewer than four goals conceded. After the failure in the match with Washington, Cooper team will probably pay more attention to defense and will try with all their might to divert the threat from their goal, so we do not think that the Predators with their mediocre implementation will be able to score much.
We bet on Nashville individual total under 3.5 goals with odds of 1.54
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