LiontipsDallas vs Nashville. Prediction and Betting Tips for NHL (April 4, 2023).
Command Analysis
In the last match of their three-game road trip, Dallassuffered a crushing defeat to Colorado (2-5). The team's defense failed to withhold the opponent's attacking pressure, which in fact happens to the quite rarely. Before that loss, the Stars got confident victories against Arizona (5-2) and Chicago (4-1). Lately, Dallas lost a lot of points, which has caused them to drop to sixth place in the standings. However, they are still trailing the leader by just four points.
Nashvillestill have a chance to make it to the playoffs. Currently, the team is in the tenth spot in the Western Conference standings with 84 points. The Predators have gained momentum and put up fights against clear favorites. In the last three games, the team lost Pittsburgh (0-2), but celebrated success over the Eastern Conference leader Boston (3-2) and also defeated St. Louis with a score of 6-1. Forward Novak scored a goal and gave three assists against the Blues.
Trends
Ставка 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
In four head-to-head matches out of five, the teams failed to score more than one goal in the first period.
Ставка 1st goal: Dallas
In four head-to-head games in a row, Dallas scored first.
Tip and bets
Despite their dip in form, Dallas are the favorite in this match. Bookmakers give very high odds for Nashville's success as they don't believe the team can overcome the Stars away. However, in recent games the Preds looked convincing both at home and on road trips, and we think they can avoid defeat in regulation.
Our prediction -Nashville to not lose
Dallas experienced problems on defense in recent games, which is uncharacteristic of them. However, the team tries to compensate for defensive mistakes by bold attacking actions. Nashville are used to open hockey, so we expect a large number of goals in the upcoming game.
Second bet - total over 5.5 goals
