Nashville Predators vs Winnipeg Jets Betting Picks

Desperate Winnipeg has a good chance of ending its season-high four-game losing streak, dropping down in class to play the Predators. This is the Jets' third of five road games in a row. They opened their road trip with a 4-3 loss to the Capitals this past Wednesday, followed by a 5-1 loss to the Hurricanes yesterday. The Predators have the fewest points in the NHL with just 20. Nashville is 5-7-2 at home. Winnipeg is 3-0-2 in its last five games at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. The Predators carry a high fatigue rating. This is their third game in four days and their second in a row. They edged the Blackhawks, 4-3, as a short road favorite yesterday. Nashville is 0-3 when playing without rest this season. The Predators are likely to start backup goalie Justus Annunen since Juuse Saros was in the net against Chicago. Annunen has a 3.89 GAA compared to Saros' 3.08. Take the Jets.

Knowing they have a limited offense, the Predators prefer a slow, conservative style relying on their excellent goalie, Juuse Saros. Nashville has gone UNDER in all four of Saros' starts this season. Saros is off to a great beginning with a .935 save percentage and a 1.94 goals-against average on 124 shots with a 4.7 goals saved above average. Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck is arguably the best goalie in the NHL. Both Saros and Hellebuyck are projected to be in the net today. Hellebuyck has the more straightforward assignment as the Predators rank 19th in scoring and are third-from-the-bottom on the power play. Nashville is really struggling to score, with the exceptions of Jonathan Marchessault and Erik Haula. The Jets have allowed just two goals per game in each of their last three matchups, all victories. Hellebuyck has started to find his rhythm after a bad opening game. Last season, three of the four games between the two teams went UNDER. Nashville has managed only four goals in its previous three games against the Jets. Take the UNDER.

Nashville has turned things around winning two in a row, 3-0 at Vancouver and 4-1 at Calgary. They're on a 6-5 run, cashing as underdogs of +185, +105, and 5-2 over Carolina at even-money. The defense is ninth in the NHL in save percentage (.906) and third in penalty killing. Winnipeg has lost three in a row, including the last two at home to Anaheim (4-3) and Detroit (4-2). The defense is 22nd in penalty killing. They lost the last two as huge favorites of -250 and -210. Play Nashville.