Predators vs. Sharks Prediction: Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – October 21, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on October 20, 2023

The Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks — the former coming off a win, the latter a loss — will face each other on Saturday at 8:00 PM ET, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The Sharks are big underdogs away from home, at +198, and the Predators are -249.

The insights in what follows reflect odds as of October 21, 2023 at 3:16 PM ET. Check out the article below for the most up-to-date lines for this contest and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Predators vs. Sharks Betting Odds

  • Moneyline: NAS: (-249) | SJ: (+198)
  • Puck line: NAS: -1.5 (101) | SJ: +1.5 (-124)
  • Total: 6 — Over: (-107) | Under: (-115)

Injury Report as of October 21

Predators: Cody Glass: Lower Body (Questionable), Luke Schenn: Lower Body (Out)

Sharks: Jacob MacDonald: Undisclosed (Out), Logan Couture: Lower Body (Out), Mikael Granlund: Lower Body (Out), Mitchell Russell: Undisclosed (Out)

Predators vs. Sharks Predictions & Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Predators
Total Pick Under (6)
Spread Pick Predators (-1.5)

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Predators vs. Sharks Team Stats (2022-23)

Predators Avg. (Rank) Sharks Avg. (Rank)
2.73 (28th) Goals Scored 2.84 (25th)
2.88 (12th) Goals Allowed 3.84 (30th)
29.4 (24th) Shots 29.4 (24th)
33.3 (27th) Shots Allowed 32.2 (23rd)

Predators Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Filip Forsberg 5 1 4 5 24 1 +2
Ryan O’Reilly 5 2 2 4 13 1 +1
Tyson Barrie 5 0 3 3 7 0 0
Cole Smith 5 2 1 3 7 0 +2
Colton Sissons 5 3 0 3 10 0 +1

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Sharks Key Players (Stats from 2022-23)

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Logan Couture 82 27 40 67 199 5 -30
Tomas Hertl 79 22 40 62 183 6 -36
Alexander Barabanov 68 15 32 47 120 3 -30
Mikael Granlund 80 10 32 42 125 1 -16
Mike Hoffman 67 14 20 34 148 1 -10

Betting Trends

  • The Predators were 20-15 when favored on the moneyline last season.
  • The Predators have an implied moneyline win probability of 71.3% in this matchup.
  • The Sharks won 16, or 24.6%, of the 65 games they played as an underdog last season.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 33.6% chance of victory for the Sharks.
  • In 40 of 82 games last season, Nashville and its opponent combined to finish above 6 goals.
  • San Jose’s games last season had over 6 goals 57 of 82 times.

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