LiontipsColorado vs Nashville. Prediction and Betting Tips for NHL (December 18, 2022).
Command Analysis
Colorado are in 8th place in the West. They probably won't become one of the leaders, like they were last year. The team rarely wins more than two straight games and often loses points to outsiders. In the last three games, the Avalanche defeated St. Louis (3:2 ОТ) and Philadelphia (3:2), but lost to Buffalo (2:4). The Avalanche concede an average of three goals per game. Rantanen and MacKinnon are great on offense, but even their efforts haven't been enough this season.
Nashville are in poor form. They lost the last five games - for example, after a home defeat to Edmonton (3:6), the Predators yielded to Winnipeg away (1:2 OT). John Hynes' men aren't very impressive on offense and rarely score more than two goals in one game. This is the main reason the Preds sit outside the playoffs zone. They won only three away games in regulation this season.
Trends
СтавкаNashville IT over 2.5 goals
In the last 3 games against Colorado, the Preds scored more than 2 goals.
Tip and bets
We don't think that Colorado are strong favorites in this fixture. Nashville were close to breaking their losing streak and looked decent against some tough opponents. The Avalanche are too inconsistent, even at home.
Our prediction - Nashville to win
Nashville scored more than two goals in almost all of their games against Colorado. The Avalanche usually concede three goals per game, so we expect the Preds to overcome the individual total of 2.5 goals.
Second bet - Nashville IT over 2.5 goals
