The Ducks look to end their lengthy losing streak against the Predators Tuesday night in Smashville
The Ducks travel to Smashville Tuesday night with hopes of ending their five game losing streak against a Predators team, they beat in their last matchup 3-2 in mid-November. The Predators will look to make it tough with three wins in their last four games and three or more goals in each game.
It should be a physical game with the Ducks being desperate to win and should make for an exciting game that people may not expect. If you are looking to get invested in the 84th meeting between these two, here is our best bets in tonight’s game between the Ducks and Predators.
All betting lines are from Bet365 and are subject to change.
Pick: Under 6.5 goals (-120)
Despite the Predators scoring consistently as of late, they have been streaky this season with bursts of looking like a contender and the hottest team in the league, all the way down to stats in the same breath as the Sharks and Blackhawks.
Their most recent run of games has them with losses in four out of their last five home games. Luckily, they play a bad road team in the Ducks, who are bottom six in offense and defense with a 7-9-0 record. The Ducks have also lost five straight games with two or less goals in each game.
It should be a tightly contested game with the Ducks desperate to end their losing ways and it’ll help that they have John Gibson between the pipes. He has a 2.97 goals against average, which is shocking for how bad of a team he plays on, plus he and backup Lukas Dostal have combined for 18 games with 30 or more saves. The Preds should win but in a close low-scoring game.
Pick: Adam Henrique under 0.5 points
In a low-scoring game, some players are bound to not find the score sheet and as of late Henrique has missed it routinely. He has a decent ten goals for 20 points in 38 games this season but has just two points in the Ducks last eight games. He also has blanked in nine of his last 15 career games versus the Predators.