NHL Betting Picks, Odds, And Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs Nashville Oilers

Leon Draisaitl became the first player this season to reach the 100-point mark in the NHL as he was responsible for all of Edmonton Oilers’ goals in last Saturday’s 3-2 win over Winnipeg. With 102 points and counting, Draisaitl will put the “special milestone” behind as he shifts on helping his team secure a spot for the playoffs. The task at hand is to hit the road to Tennessee and face the Nashville Predators on Monday where they can also complete a season series sweep.

Edmonton Oilers

Historical data show that Draisaitl, who is just three points shy of his career-high in points, loves playing against the Predators. The 24-year-old chalked up five points in total in the Oilers’ last two victories over the Predators, who used to bully them in the past seasons where they were thrashed 14 times in their previous 15 encounters prior to this season. Goalie Mike Smith has been playing extremely well for the Oilers as he registered an 11-1-4 card over his last 16 starts after a lackluster month of December last year. He will have to hold his ground again, this time against Nashville, to help Edmonton chase Vegas atop the Pacific Division.

Nashville Predators

The Predators are still picking up the pieces from a painful 3-2 loss served by Colorado on Saturday. It was just the third stain for Nashville in their last nine outings as the team still has a lot of catching up to do to get into the top three spots of the Central Division. The Predators will have to search for their old blueprint that has the steps on how to defeat the Oilers. The tools are certainly present, evinced by Viktor Arvidsson who scored for the second time in three games and tallied the 11th of his 15 total season goals at home, but Nashville needs to execute flawlessly against the Oilers’ defense to avoid getting swept.

Odds and Trends

The Oilers will have to defy their underdog tag set by the sportsbooks on the NHL Odds which offer them at +115 to win. The Predators are home favorites at -135.

The Oilers are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. Central and 5-2 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.

The Predators are 5-1 in their last 6 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game and 40-12 in their last 52 Monday games.

Over is 11-4 in Predators last 15 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game and 20-7-1 in Oilers last 28 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Under is 5-1 in Oilers last 6 games as an underdog and 6-2 in Predators last 8 games as a favorite.

Prediction

​Predators win, 4-3