Sharks vs. Predators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 4

Both the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators are coming off a win, heading into their matchup at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. The Predators are small underdogs, at -105, and the Sharks are -115.

San Jose earned a 4-1 victory at home its last time out on April 2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Sharks were led by William Eklund (one goal and one assist) and Zack Ostapchuk (one goal and one assist).

Nashville won 5-4 in a shootout in its most recent game on April 2 on the road against the Los Angeles Kings, winning the shootout 1-0 to earn the victory. Jonathan Marchessault's two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing led the Predators.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our pick for which club will bring home the win in Saturday's hockey action.

Sharks vs. Predators Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sharks 4 - Predators 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.96 goals)
  

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Sharks vs. Predators Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Sharks-Predators game.

• Favorite: Sharks (-115)
• Underdog: Predators (-105)

Sharks Betting Insights

• In the 10 times this season the Sharks have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 4-6 in those games.
• San Jose is 3-5 when it has played with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter (37.5% win percentage).
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Sharks have a 53.5% chance to win.
• San Jose and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 36 of 73 games this season.

Predators Betting Insights

• This season the Predators have been an underdog 48 times, and won 18, or 37.5%, of those games.
• Nashville has entered 47 games this season as the underdog by -105 or more and is 18-29 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Predators, based on the moneyline, is 51.2%.
• Nashville has played 33 games this season with more than 6.5 goals.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose's 226 total goals (3.0 per game) make it the 18th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Sharks are conceding 260 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 29th in league play.
• Its goal differential (-34) ranks 29th in the league.
• The 50 power-play goals the Sharks have scored this season (to rank 11th in the NHL) have come on 236 power-play chances.
• San Jose ranks 16th in the league with a 21.19% power-play conversion rate.
• The three shorthanded goals the Sharks have scored this season rank 27th among NHL teams.
• San Jose's 78.38% penalty-kill success rate ranks 19th in the league.
• San Jose has the 26th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 47.6%.
• The Sharks shoot 11.8% as a team (seventh in the league).

Predators Key Stats

• Nashville has 220 goals this season (2.9 per game), 19th in the league.
• The Predators have conceded 249 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 27th in the NHL.
• it has the 26th-ranked goal differential in the league at -29.
• The Predators have 48 power-play goals (on 218 chances), 14th in the NHL.
• Nashville has the NHL's 13th-ranked power-play percentage (22.02%).
• This season, the Predators have six shorthanded goals (11th in NHL).
• Nashville's has the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage (81.33%).
• At 50.6%, Nashville has the NHL's 14th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The 10.5% shooting percentage of the Predators is 24th in the league.