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

The Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators are coming off a win and a loss, respectively, heading into their meeting at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday at 10:30 p.m. ET. The Predators are underdogs away from home, at +105, and the Kings are -125.

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

Nashville played on the road its last time out on March 29, and fell 3-2 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Filip Forsberg's two points (one goal and one assist) in that matchup led the Predators.

Before watching this matchup, here is our pick for which club will bring home the win in Thursday's hockey action.

Kings vs. Predators Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced 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 matchup.

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

Kings Betting Insights

• The Kings have won 44.4% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (20-25).
• When playing with moneyline odds of -125 or shorter, Los Angeles is 15-18 (winning 45.5% of the time).
• The Kings have a 55.6% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• Los Angeles and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 34 of 73 games this season.

Predators Betting Insights

• The Predators have won 17, or 36.2%, of the 47 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• Nashville is 15-26 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +105 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Predators have a 48.8% chance to win.
• Nashville has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 41 of 72 games this season.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles' 193 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 29th in the league.
• The Kings have allowed 215 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking sixth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
• Its -22 goal differential ranks 23rd in the league.
• The 37 power-play goals the Kings have scored this season (on 209 power-play chances) rank 25th in the NHL.
• Los Angeles has the league's 26th-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.7%).
• The seven shorthanded goals the Kings have scored this season rank seventh among NHL squads.
• Los Angeles has the league's 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (75.11%).
• 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

• With 216 goals (2.9 per game), Nashville has the league's 21st-ranked offense.
• The Predators allow 3.3 goals per game (245 in total), 26th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -29, the team is 26th in the league.
• The Predators have 48 power-play goals (14th in NHL) on 215 chances.
• Nashville scores on 22.33% of its power plays, No. 12 in the league.
• The Predators have six shorthanded goals (11th in NHL).
• At 81.08%, Nashville has the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Nashville wins 50.7% of faceoffs, 14th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.5% shooting percentage of the Predators is 23rd in the league.