Kings vs. Predators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 2

The Los Angeles Kings (30-26-18) host the Nashville Predators (34-31-9) on Thursday, April 2, with the Kings coming off a victory and the Predators a defeat. The sportsbooks have made the Kings solid favorites at -125 on the moneyline, and the Predators are at +105.

Los Angeles grabbed a 2-1 victory at home its last time out on April 1 against the St. Louis Blues. Six Kings players recorded one point each, including Anze Kopitar (one assist) and Artemi Panarin (one assist).

Nashville lost 3-2 on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning in its most recent game on March 29. Filip Forsberg had two points (one goal and one assist) in that matchup for the Predators.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will emerge with the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Kings vs. Predators Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Predators 4 - Kings 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.05 goals)
  

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Kings vs. Predators Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Kings-Predators game.

• Favorite: Kings (-125)
• Underdog: Predators (+105)

Kings Betting Insights

• The Kings have been victorious in 20 of their 45 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (44.4%).
• When playing with moneyline odds of -125 or shorter, Los Angeles is 15-18 (winning 45.5% of the time).
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Kings have an implied probability of 55.6% to win.
• Los Angeles' games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 34 times.

Predators Betting Insights

• The Predators have been made an underdog 47 times this season, and won 17, or 36.2%, of those games.
• Nashville has gone 15-26, a 36.6% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +105 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Predators, based on the moneyline, is 48.8%.
• Nashville has played 41 games this season with more than 5.5 goals.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles ranks 29th in the NHL with 193 goals scored (2.6 per game).
• Defensively, the Kings are one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, giving up 215 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank sixth.
• Its -22 goal differential ranks 23rd in the league.
• The 37 power-play goals the Kings have put up this season (to rank 25th in the NHL) have come on 209 power-play chances.
• Los Angeles has the league's 26th-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.7%).
• The Kings have scored seven shorthanded goals this season.
• Los Angeles' 75.11% penalty-kill success rate ranks 29th in the league.
• Los Angeles wins 49.3% of its faceoffs (20th in NHL).
• The Kings connect on 9.4% of their shots (30th in the league).

Predators Key Stats

• Nashville has 216 goals this season (2.9 per game), 21st in the NHL.
• The Predators' total of 245 goals conceded (3.3 per game) is 26th in the league.
• Its -29 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.
• The Predators have 48 power-play goals (14th in NHL) on 215 chances.
• Nashville has the league's 12th-ranked power-play percentage (22.33%).
• This season, the Predators have six shorthanded goals (11th in league).
• Nashville's has the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage (81.08%).
• Nashville is 14th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (50.7%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.5%, the Predators are 23rd in the league.