Oilers vs. Predators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 15

Both the Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators are coming off a defeat, heading into their matchup at Rogers Place on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. The sportsbooks have made the Oilers solid favorites at -185 on the moneyline, and the Predators are at +154.

Edmonton was handed a 3-2 overtime loss on the road its last time out on March 13 against the St. Louis Blues. Vasily Podkolzin (one assist) and Kasperi Kapanen (one goal) were among the six Oilers players who collected one point each.

Nashville was on the road for its last game on March 12, and fell to the Vancouver Canucks 4-3, losing a shootout 1-0. Tyson Jost had two points (two goals) in that matchup for the Predators.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will come out on top in Sunday's hockey action.

Oilers vs. Predators Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Edmonton Oilers and Nashville Predators, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Predators 3 - Oilers 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.07 goals)
  

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Oilers vs. Predators Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Oilers-Predators matchup.

• Favorite: Oilers (-185)
• Underdog: Predators (+154)

Oilers Betting Insights

• The Oilers are 28-27 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -185 or shorter, Edmonton has put together an 8-4 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
• Based on the moneyline in this game, the Oilers' implied win probability is 64.9%.
• Edmonton and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 41 of 67 games this season.

Predators Betting Insights

• The Predators have won 15, or 34.1%, of the 44 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• Nashville is 5-9 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +154 or more on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 39.4% chance of victory for the Predators.
• Nashville has played 30 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Oilers Key Stats

• Edmonton's 235 total goals (3.5 per game) rank second in the NHL.
• The Oilers have allowed 228 total goals (3.4 per game), ranking 29th in league action in goals against.
• It has the league's 14th-ranked goal differential at +7.
• The 59 power-play goals the Oilers have scored this season (on 184 power-play chances) are the second-most in the NHL.
• Edmonton has a league-best 32.07% power-play conversion rate.
• The Oilers have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
• Edmonton's 77.3% penalty-kill success rate ranks 25th in the league.
• Edmonton wins 52.8% of its faceoffs to rank fourth in the NHL.
• The Oilers shoot 11.8% as a team (seventh in the league).

Predators Key Stats

• Nashville has 191 goals this season (2.9 per game), 22nd in the league.
• The Predators have given up 221 total goals this season (3.4 per game), 27th in the NHL.
• Its -30 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.
• The Predators have 43 power-play goals (12th in NHL) on 190 chances.
• Nashville's power-play percentage (22.63) ranks the team 10th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Predators have five.
• At 80.73%, Nashville has the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 51.4%, Nashville has the league's eighth-best faceoff win percentage.
• The 10.4% shooting percentage of the Predators is 25th in the league.