NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Friday, May 12th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Quick turnaround for Anaheim squad that won Game 7 over Edmonton 48 hours ago. Home side won five of last six Anaheim-Nashville games; Predators lost three of last four games in the Pond. Over is 2-0-1 in last three series games. Predators are 8-2 in playoffs, 3-2 on road; their last four games stayed under the total- they allowed five goals in last four games. Anaheim won four of last five games after losing Games 1-2 at home to Edmonton; over is 4-1 in their last five games. Ducks are 0-16 on power play in their last five games.
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Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks (-115, 5)
Having finally put an end to their demonizing streak of Game 7 postseason failures on their home ice, the Anaheim Ducks will host the upstart Nashville Predators on Friday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Nashville has won both playoff matchups against the Ducks, including a seven-game series in the 2016 postseason.
The eighth-seeded Predators are in the conference finals for the first time in franchise history, pulling off a stunning sweep of Chicago in the first round before dispatching St. Louis in six games. Nashville won Game 7 in Anaheim a year ago, which eliminated the Ducks from the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season in a Game 7 on their home ice and led to the dismissal of coach Bruce Boudreau. Pacific Division champion Anaheim, making its fifth appearance overall in the conference finals and second since winning the Stanley Cup in 2007, swept Calgary in the opening round before overcoming the Game 7 albatross with a 2-1 victory over Edmonton on Wednesday to earn a rematch against the Predators. “It’s, obviously, a team that’s playing outstanding in the playoffs,” Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf following the close-out win over the Oilers. “We’re going to have to be prepared, and we’ll start that process tonight and tomorrow morning.”
LINE HISTORY: The home team Ducks opened as -115 favorites for Game 1 and that moneyline has not moved. The total hit the betting board at 5.5 and was reduced to 5 on Thursday.
INJURY REPORT:
Predators - LW Pontus Aberg (Questionable, upper body), LW Kevin Fail (Out For Season, leg)
Ducks - D Kevin Bieksa (Questionable, lower body), RW Patrick Eaves (Questionable, lower body), RW Logan Shaw (Questionable, lower body), D Simon Despres (Out Indefinitely, concussion), D Clayton Stoner (Out Indefinitely, abdominal).
ABOUT THE PREDATORS (49-31-8-4 42-40 O/U): Nashville's surprising playoff run is due to large part to the remarkable renaissance of veteran goaltender Pekka Rinne. The 34-year-old Finland native overcame an uneven regular season by allowing 14 goals in 10 playoff games, including a pair of shutouts in the sweep of top-seeded Chicago. The Predators' defensemen, despite the blockbuster offseason trade of longtime captain Shea Weber for fellow blue-liner P.K. Subban, are getting it done at both ends of the ice by amassing nine goals and 27 points in the postseason. The offensive burden up front will fall on the No. 1 line of center Ryan Johansen and 31-goal scorers Filip Forsberg and Viktor Arvidsson, who were fairly quiet against St. Louis before combining for four points in the series-clinching victory.
ABOUT THE DUCKS (54-26-10-3 34-39 O/U): Getzlaf got off to a miserable start to the season with only two goals in his first 26 games, but he has been superb in the playoffs with eight goals and seven assists. Linemate Corey Perry also has come alive after a pedestrian regular season with a goal and five assists in the last four games versus Edmonton while 33-goal scorer Rickard Rakell tallied in four straight games against the Oilers. Anaheim's defense, despite the absence of Cam Fowler in the first-round win over Calgary, is providing healthy offensive production with a combined three goals and 20 assists. Perhaps the biggest question marks in net, where John Gibson has surrendered at least three goals in six of his last nine appearances and lost both playoff starts against the Predators a year ago.
TRENDS:
* Predators are 8-2 in their last 10 overall.
* Ducks are 13-3 in their last 16 games following a win.
* Under is 10-2-5 in Predators last 17 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Over is 4-1 in Ducks last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
* Home team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
NASHVILLE (49-31-0-12, 110 pts.) at ANAHEIM (54-26-0-13, 121 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 2-11 ATS (-9.3 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
ANAHEIM is 54-39 ATS (+13.9 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 56-26 ATS (+20.3 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 36-19 ATS (+6.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 19-6 ATS (+8.7 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
ANAHEIM is 29-18 ATS (+29.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 19-10 ATS (+8.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 239-193 ATS (+30.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 29-17 ATS (+10.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 21-10 ATS (+10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 9-7 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 9-7-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.3 Units)
NASHVILLE vs. ANAHEIM
Nashville is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games
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Nashville Predators vs Anaheim Ducks
Following a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on May 7, the Nashville Predators officially entered uncharted territory: the NHL Conference Finals. It seems as though the gutsy moves that General Manager David Poile made over the past two seasons, namely trading away prized young defenseman Seth Jones to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Center Ryan Johansen and trading team captain Shea Weber to the Montreal Canadiens for offensively-gifted PK Subban, are bearing fruit. Despite qualifying for the 2016-17 Playoffs as the final wildcard team in the West, the Preds lost just one game through the first two series.
To understand Nashville’s playoff success, look no further than their blueline. Through the first nine games of the playoffs, their defensive corps has amassed a staggering nine goals and 16 assists. Defenseman Ryan Ellis leads the team with nine points (4 goals, 5 assists), while both Roman Josi and PK Subban have contributed eight points apiece. While their offensive numbers are off the charts, their defensive stats are equally impressive. They’ve given up three goals in a game only once this post season and have held their opponents to one goal or less in six of nine playoff games. Although it’ll be hard to maintain this pace going forward, don’t be surprised if you see the yellow and blue come June.