Bruins vs. Predators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 22

The Boston Bruins (7-2-1) host the Nashville Predators (3-2-3) on Thursday, Oct. 22, with the Bruins coming off a defeat and the Predators a victory. The Predators are underdogs away from home, at +130, and the Bruins are -155.

Boston fell in a 3-2 overtime loss on the road its last time out on Oct. 20 against the Dallas Stars. Tanner Jeannot (one assist) and Nikita Zadorov (one assist) were among the six Bruins skaters who recorded one point each.

Nashville won at home in its last game on Oct. 17, 5-2 over the St. Louis Blues. Adam Wilsby's three points (three assists) in that outing led the Predators.

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will come out on top in Thursday's hockey action.

Bruins vs. Predators Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Boston Bruins and Nashville Predators, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Predators 4 - Bruins 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Bruins vs. Predators Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Bruins-Predators matchup.

• Favorite: Bruins (-155)
• Underdog: Predators (+130)

Bruins Betting Insights

• The Bruins won all three games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• Boston has not played with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter.
• The Bruins have a 60.8% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Boston and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in three of 10 games this season.

Predators Betting Insights

• The Predators have won three of the seven games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Nashville has entered three games this season as the underdog by +130 or more and is 1-2 in those contests.
• The moneyline set in this outing implies a 43.5% chance of victory for the Predators.
• Nashville and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in four of eight games this season.

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston's 36 total goals (3.6 per game) make it the eighth-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• The Bruins have given up 22 total goals (only 2.2 per game), the third-fewest in league action.
• Its goal differential (+14) makes the team second-best in the league.
• The six power-play goals the Bruins have recorded this season rank 16th in the NHL (on 28 power-play chances).
• Boston has the league's 15th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.43%).
• Boston kills 80% of opponent power plays, the 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Boston has the sixth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 52.7%.
• The Bruins connect on 14.5% of their shots (second in the league).

Predators Key Stats

• Nashville has 23 goals this season (2.9 per game), 25th in the NHL.
• The Predators allow 2.8 goals per game (22 in total), the third-fewest in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of +1, the team is 15th in the league.
• The Predators have eight power-play goals (on 27 chances), eighth in the NHL.
• Nashville has the NHL's third-best power-play percentage (29.63%).
• This season, the Predators have two shorthanded goals (third in NHL).
• At 85.19%, Nashville has the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 49%, Nashville has the league's 20th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The Predators' 11.8% shooting percentage is 14th in the league.