Two teams that reak of losing meet up tonight with the Nashville Predators welcoming the New York Rangers to Bridgestone Arena. Despite Nashville dropping like a stone with a 1-9SU record lately, BET99 has them as -135 home favorites while the Rangers are +115 road dogs.
New York hasn't been covered in glory lately with a 3-10SU record, but it has a good 8-6-0 road record and will get a boost from a players-only meeting, the Rangers win and cash on those +115 odds.
Rangers vs Predators Odds
Matchup Page: Rangers vs Predators, December 17, 8:00 pm ET
| Teams | Puckline | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers | +1.5 (-220) | +115 | O6 (-105) |
| Nashville Predators | -1.5 (+180) | -135 | U6 (-115) |
Odds as of December 17 at BET99
Rangers vs Predators Picks
Rangers ML (+115) at BET99
Despite the drama escalating in the Rangers' room where a rumored players-only meeting took place to discuss their issues with GM Chris Drury, I believe the Blueshirts can win this road game in Nashville. The Rangers hold the 11th-best road record in the league at 0.571, clearly leaving the noise and distractions of MSG behind does them some good.
Defenseman Adam Fox has been excellent on the road this year with 14 points in 14 games, you can get -160 odds on OVER 0.5 points from Fox at BET99.
And while the Rangers stink with a 3-10SU record in their last 13, they've won against bad teams like Montreal, Pittsburgh, and Buffalo. Nashville with an 8-17-6 record and going 1-9SU in their last ten is what you call "a bad team". The Preds can't score goals to save their life with a league-low 7.7% shooting percentage and will find it tough against a New York side that's proven to be strong defensively on the road with the third-lowest goals-against per game at 2.43.
Rangers vs Predators Player Prop
Filip Forsberg O0.5 points (-160) at BET99
Per Outlier, the Preds' mustachioed menace Filip Forsberg has at least a point in 11 of his last 14 home games. I'm backing him to keep up with that positive trend by scoring at least one point tonight against New York.
While the Rangers hold a strong defensive average on the road they still aren't rock solid at the back, starting goalie Igor Shesterkin has been weak of late with a 0.881 save percentage and a 3.65 goals against average in his last five starts. Forsberg has been productive, scoring three points in his last three games, and has been good against the Rangers with three points in his last three games against New York.
Rangers vs Predators Betting Trends
- The total has gone UNDER in five of the Rangers' last seven games and in four of their last six against the Preds, UNDER 6 goals tonight is -115 at BET99
- Nashville is 1-4SU in its last five against the Rangers and 1-4SU in its last five against Metropolitan Division sides. Again, the Rangers are +115 on the BET99 moneyline.
- Per Outlier, Jonathan Marchessault has gone OVER 2.5 shots in 16 of his last 19 (84%) home games. OVER 2.5 shots for Marchessault is -170 at BET99.
