Wild vs. Predators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 4

The Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators -- the former coming off a win, the latter a loss -- will meet on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET, at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. Wild (-218) versus Predators (+180) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Minnesota earned a 5-2 victory at home its last time out on Nov. 1 against the Vancouver Canucks. Vladimir Tarasenko had three points (one goal and two assists) for the Wild.

Nashville's last game was a home overtime loss, 5-4, against the Vancouver Canucks on Nov. 3. Three Predators players recorded two points each in that outing, including Filip Forsberg (one goal and one assist) and Michael Bunting (one goal and one assist).

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will win the game in Tuesday's hockey action.

Wild vs. Predators Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Wild 5 - Predators 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.95 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Predators Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Wild-Predators game.

• Favorite: Wild (-218)
• Underdog: Predators (+180)

Wild Betting Insights

• In the five times this season the Wild have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 1-4 in those games.
• Minnesota is yet to play with moneyline odds of -218 or shorter.
• The Wild's implied moneyline win probability is 68.6% in this game.
• Minnesota's games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 6.5 goals seven times.

Predators Betting Insights

• This season the Predators have won two of the nine games in which they've been an underdog.
• Nashville has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +180.
• The Predators have a 35.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Nashville has played five games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota ranks 21st in the NHL with 36 goals scored (2.8 per game).
• The Wild rank 29th in goals against, conceding 49 total goals (3.8 per game) in NHL action.
• It has the league's 30th-ranked goal differential at -13.
• The 15 power-play goals the Wild have put up this season lead the NHL (on 51 power-play chances).
• Minnesota ranks fifth in the league with a 29.41% power-play conversion rate.
• Minnesota has the league's 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage (64.29%).
• Minnesota wins 48.2% of its faceoffs to rank 22nd in the NHL.
• The Wild have a 9.2% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 28th in the league.

Predators Key Stats

• With 36 goals (2.6 per game), Nashville has the league's 21st-ranked offense.
• The Predators have allowed 48 total goals this season (3.4 per game), 27th in the league.
• Its -12 goal differential ranks 29th in the league.
• With seven power-play goals (on 44 chances), the Predators are 21st in the NHL.
• Nashville has the NHL's 26th-ranked power-play percentage (15.91%).
• The Predators have one shorthanded goal (ninth in NHL).
• The 84.78% penalty-kill percentage of Nashville is ninth in the NHL.
• At 52.2%, Nashville has the NHL's 11th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The Predators' 9.5% shooting percentage is 26th in the league.