Mammoth vs. Predators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 29

The Utah Mammoth (18-18-3) host the Nashville Predators (16-17-4) on Monday, Dec. 29, with both teams coming off a loss in their last game. Mammoth (-142) versus Predators (+120) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Utah's last game was a 1-0 road loss against the Colorado Avalanche on Dec. 23. Vitek Vanecek saved 25 Avalanche shots while allowing one goal.

Nashville's most recent game was a road loss, 3-2, to the St. Louis Blues on Dec. 27. Nicolas Hague had two points (two assists) in that matchup for the Predators.

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

Mammoth vs. Predators Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Utah Mammoth and Nashville Predators, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Mammoth 4 - Predators 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.09 goals)
  

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Mammoth vs. Predators Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Mammoth-Predators matchup.

• Favorite: Mammoth (-142)
• Underdog: Predators (+120)

Mammoth Betting Insights

• In the 22 times this season the Mammoth have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 12-10 in those games.
• Utah is 5-5 when playing with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter (50.0% win percentage).
• The Mammoth's implied moneyline win probability is 58.7% in this contest.
• Utah's games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 20 times.

Predators Betting Insights

• This season the Predators have won seven of the 25 games, or 28.0%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Nashville has a record of 6-14 in games when bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +120 on the moneyline.
• The Predators have a 45.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Nashville has played 19 games this season with over 5.5 goals.

Mammoth Key Stats

• Utah ranks 15th in the NHL with 116 goals scored (3.0 per game).
• Defensively, the Mammoth are giving up 112 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 14th in league play.
• Its +4 goal differential is the eighth-best in the league.
• The 17 power-play goals the Mammoth have recorded this season rank 27th in the NHL (on 113 power-play chances).
• Utah has the league's 30th-ranked power-play conversion rate (15.04%).
• The Mammoth have scored three shorthanded goals this season (11th among NHL squads).
• Utah's 82.88% penalty-kill success rate is the eighth-best in the league.
• Utah wins 48% of its faceoffs to rank 24th in the NHL.
• The Mammoth make 10.4% of their shots (22nd in the league).

Predators Key Stats

• With 103 goals (2.8 per game), Nashville has the league's 25th-ranked offense.
• The Predators' total of 124 goals allowed (3.4 per game) is 22nd in the league.
• it has the 30th-ranked goal differential in the league at -21.
• The Predators have 21 power-play goals (on 115 chances), 14th in the NHL.
• Nashville's power-play percentage (18.26) ranks the team 20th in the league.
• The Predators have two shorthanded goals (18th in NHL).
• Nashville's has the 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (82.05%).
• At 52.2%, Nashville has the league's seventh-best faceoff win rate.
• The Predators' 9.9% shooting percentage is 25th in the league.