Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview/Prop Picks

Tonight, we’ll see Game 2 of the series between the Nashville Predators and the Colorado Avalanche. At the moment, the Avalance lead the series 1-0, after a 7-2 easy victory.

The Predators need to find a way to move on from such an awful loss. They’ll return home after this game, but falling 0-2 to the Avalanche isn’t where they want to be.

The Avalanche, however, sees this as an ideal scenario. They’ve won the first game of the series easily and plan to extend it to two.

The Predators had no answer for the offense of the Avalanche, so expect another heavy dose. Today, we’ll take a look at each of these teams and what they bring to the contest. By the end, we’ll make our pick for who will win tonight. 

Nashville Predators: Need to strike first against Colorado

Getting the Avalanche on their heels tonight is going to be crucial for the Predators. If they can get an early lead, perhaps their defense can finish the job.

On average, the Predators score 3.20 goals per game, which is pretty strong. However, allowing the Avalanche to score seven goals gives you little to no chance. The Predators will need to find a remedy for this tonight.

Nathan MacKinnon put up two goals and an assist against the Predators. For Nashville to come out on top, they need to target MacKinnon. Keeping him away from the goal is probably their best bet to win tonight.

Still, MacKinnon isn’t the only goal-scorer on the Avalanches lineup. They have multiple players capable of putting goals up against Nashville tonight.

Colorado Avalanche: Keep the same game plan as Game 1

When an offense works as efficiently as the Avalanche’s, there’s no reason to change. As a team, they’re putting up 3.76 goals per game.

However, the more impressive statistic is the fact that they allow just 2.83 goals per game. They rank 10th in the NHL in that category and clearly play strong defense. Keeping their opponent to two goals while scoring seven is quite a feat.

By keeping the same game plan, the Avalanche should be able to come out on top. They’ve got a strong offense with the defense to match. With the Predators having no answer for Colorado’s offense, this should be an easy one.

Still, Colorado should keep an eye on Matt Duchene, who scored the two sole goals against them. Now, let’s make our picks for tonight’s game.

Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche Betting Pick

Each of these teams has their plus’ and minuses, but the Predators are a massive underdog. The reason why is because of how strong the offense of the Avalanche is. With such an efficient offense, the Predators are going to have a tough time overcoming these odds. 

Because of this, we’re going to take the Colorado Avalanche -394. Along with taking the Avalanche, we’ll also take the over in this one. The Avalanche can clearly put up a lot of points, so the over is the best bet.

DunkelIndex Free Pick: Colorado Avalanche -394, OVER

Prop Picks

Colorado (+105) OVER 4.5 Goals

Colorado is averaging 3.8 goals per game on offense, which ranks No. 4 in the league, while generating 35.0 shots per game, which also ranks No. 4. Scores have gone OVER in 14 of the Avalanche’s last 19 playoff games as a favorite.

With Dunkel predicting a Colorado victory by the score of 5-3, take the Avs (+105) to finish OVER their Vegas team total of 4.5 goals against Nashville.

Nazem Kadri (-185) OVER 0.5 Points

Kadri had 87 points in 71 games during the regular season, which ranked No. 3 on the Avalanche. The veteran center had 67 points in 47 games (+/- 28) in Colorado wins, compared to only 20 points in 24 games (+/- -15) in Colorado losses.

With Dunkel predicting an Avalanche victory, take Kadri (-185) to finish OVER 0.5 points versus Nashville.

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