Predators vs. Kraken NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 19

The Nashville Predators (30-28-9) host the Seattle Kraken (31-27-9) on Thursday, March 19, with the Predators coming off a victory and the Kraken a loss. Predators (-135) versus Kraken (+114) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Nashville earned a shootout victory on the road its last time out on March 17 against the Winnipeg Jets 4-3, taking the shootout 1-0 to seal the win. The Predators were led by Jonathan Marchessault (two assists) and Filip Forsberg (one goal and one assist).

Seattle's most recent game was a home loss, 6-2, to the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 17. Jordan Eberle (one assist) and Bobby McMann (one goal) were among the five Kraken skaters who recorded one point each in that matchup.

As hockey play continues, get ready for the contest by checking out which team we project to pick up the victory in Thursday's game.

Predators vs. Kraken Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Nashville Predators and Seattle Kraken, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Predators 4 - Kraken 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.94 goals)
  

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Predators vs. Kraken Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Predators-Kraken matchup.

• Favorite: Predators (-135)
• Underdog: Kraken (+114)

Predators Betting Insights

• The Predators have been victorious in 10 of their 17 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (58.8%).
• Nashville is 2-2 when it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter (50.0% win percentage).
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Predators' implied win probability is 57.4%.
• Nashville's games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 39 times.

Kraken Betting Insights

• This season the Kraken have been an underdog 57 times, and won 26, or 45.6%, of those games.
• Seattle has entered 41 games this season as an underdog by +114 or more and is 16-25 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Kraken have a 46.7% chance to win.
• Seattle has played 36 games this season that finished with over 5.5 goals.

Predators Key Stats

• Nashville ranks 22nd in the NHL with 195 goals scored (2.9 per game).
• The Predators have conceded 227 total goals (3.4 per game), ranking 27th in league action in goals against.
• Its -32 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.
• The 44 power-play goals the Predators have scored this season (to rank 12th in the NHL) have come on 195 power-play chances.
• Nashville has the league's 11th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22.56%).
• The five shorthanded goals the Predators have scored this season rank 13th among NHL squads.
• Nashville's 80.5% penalty-kill success rate ranks 12th in the league.
• Nashville has the eighth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 51.2%.
• The Predators connect on 10.4% of their shots (24th in the league).

Kraken Key Stats

• Seattle has 192 goals this season (2.9 per game), 23rd in the NHL.
• The Kraken allow three goals per game (201 in total), 13th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -9, the team is 18th in the league.
• The Kraken have 40 power-play goals (17th in NHL) on 195 chances.
• Seattle's power-play percentage (20.51) ranks the team 16th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Kraken have two.
• At 73.48%, Seattle has the 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Seattle wins 47.7% of faceoffs, 25th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Kraken's 11.2% shooting percentage is 14th in the league.