NHL Betting Preview Nashville Predators vs Anaheim Ducks
Posted: Oct. 17, 2007
By SBG Global
10:05 pm Eastern
Opening Line: Ducks -185 , Total 7.5 Under (-120)
The defending Stanley Cup Champion Anaheim Ducks will look to continue their dominance over the Nashville Predators when the two teams meet on Wednesday night. Anaheim has dominated the series against the Predators going 19-7-4 with two ties. The Ducks are 13-1-2 at home versus the Predators, including 9-0-2 in the last 11 meetings. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking the favorite Ducks at Home.
Anaheim has won two of their last three games including a 6-3 win against Detroit on Monday. Chris Pronger and Ryan Getzlaf each had three assists for the Ducks. Anaheim was playing without forwards Todd Bertuzzi and Todd Marchant and defenseman Mathieu Schneider. The Ducks are still without defenseman Scott Niedermayer and right wing Teemu Selanne who are looking at possible retirements. Starting goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere didn't play after making his season debut in Sunday's 2-0 loss to Minnesota. "We were short-staffed. It's not easy to replace those people in your lineup, but it's a situation where other people have an opportunity to play more and others to step up," coach Randy Carlyle said. Backup goalie Ilya Bryzgalov played well stopping 32 shots. Giguere is 10-4-1 with three shutouts and a 1.69 goals-against average in his last 15 starts against the Predators.
SBG Global Current Line: Ducks -200 , Total 5.5 Under (-135)
Nashville has lost three straight and has been outscored 17-8. "Our decision making the last two games has been atrocious," coach Barry Trotz said. "We dig ourselves a hole, fight back, then someone makes a poor decision and it ends up in our net." Goalie Chris Mason has been poor ranking 30th in the league. "Turnovers are going to be there all year, but I have got to be there," Mason said. "It's my job to make some saves when we break down and keep us in the game."
Here are the betting stats for Wednesday’s game. The Predators are 38-13 in their last 51 vs. a team with a losing record. The Predators are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. the Western Conference. The Predators are 2-6 in their last 8 overall. The Predators are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. the Pacific. The Predators are 2-8 in their last 10 road games. The Predators are 3-13 in the last 16 meetings in Anaheim.
The Ducks are 5-1 in their last 6 Wednesday games. The Ducks are 37-16 in their last 53 home games. The Ducks are 9-4 in their last 13 vs. the Central. The Home team is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.
The Under is 6-0-1 in the Predators last 7 road games. The Under is 5-1 in the Ducks last 6 vs. the Western Conference. The Under is 6-2 in the Ducks last 8 overall. The Under is 5-2 in the Ducks last 7 home games. The Under is 5-2-1 in the last 8 meetings in Anaheim between the two teams.
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