Mammoth vs. Predators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 9

The Utah Mammoth and Nashville Predators -- both coming off wins -- will play on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The Predators are underdogs away from home, at +140, and the Mammoth are -166.

Utah secured a 6-5 home victory over the Edmonton Oilers its last time out on April 7. The Mammoth got two points apiece out of six skaters, including Dylan Guenther (two assists) and Sean Durzi (two assists).

Nashville won its last game 5-0 on the road over the Anaheim Ducks on April 7. Three Predators players recorded two points each in that outing, including Erik Haula (one goal and one assist) and Ryan O'Reilly (two assists).

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

Mammoth vs. Predators Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Predators 4 - Mammoth 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.08 goals)
  

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Mammoth vs. Predators Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Mammoth-Predators matchup.

• Favorite: Mammoth (-166)
• Underdog: Predators (+140)

Mammoth Betting Insights

• The Mammoth are 28-20 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -166 or shorter, Utah has compiled an 11-7 record (winning 61.1% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Mammoth have a 62.4% chance to win.
• Utah and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 35 of 76 games this season.

Predators Betting Insights

• The Predators have won 20, or 39.2%, of the 51 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Nashville is 6-13 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +140 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Predators have a 41.7% chance to win.
• Nashville has played 34 games this season with over 6.5 goals.

Mammoth Key Stats

• Utah's 254 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 12th in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Mammoth are one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, giving up 223 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank fifth.
• It has the league's eighth-best goal differential at +31.
• The 42 power-play goals the Mammoth have put up this season (on 216 power-play chances) rank 21st in the NHL.
• Utah is 21st in the league with a 19.44% power-play conversion rate.
• The Mammoth have scored eight shorthanded goals this season (fifth among NHL squads).
• Utah has the league's 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.54%).
• Utah wins 49.4% of its faceoffs to rank 19th in the NHL.
• The Mammoth shoot 12% as a team (seventh in the league).

Predators Key Stats

• Nashville has 233 goals this season (3.0 per game), 19th in the NHL.
• The Predators' total of 254 goals given up (3.3 per game) is 26th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -21, the team is 21st in the league.
• With 52 power-play goals (on 228 chances), the Predators are 11th in the NHL.
• Nashville has the NHL's 11th-ranked power-play percentage (22.81%).
• The Predators have eight shorthanded goals (fifth in league).
• Nashville's has the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.13%).
• Nashville is 14th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (50.5%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.7%, the Predators are 21st in the league.