Nashville vs Washington Prediction: Ovi's Lineup Will Earn Points

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Nashville vs Washington, which will take place on January 12th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Nashville

It's looking like Nashville's season is going to be a bit of a flop. The Predators have been scoring points recently, but not regularly. Andrew Brunette's got a great lineup, but he's just not getting the results. In the Western Conference standings, they're currently in 14th place with 33 points. After the Christmas break, the Predators failed three games in a row, then won twice. But the day before, Nashville lost again – 2-5 to Winnipeg.

Washington

Meanwhile, Washington is doing really well this season. The Capitals have similar resources, maybe even more, than the Predators. They're still top of the Eastern Conference standings, even though their results have been a bit all over the place recently. The Caps have got 59 points, while second Toronto has 56. It's worth mentioning that Washington has alternated between victories and defeats for the past ten matches, and they lost in overtime to Montreal the day before (2-3).

H2H Meetings

Washington and Nashville have only played each other once this season, on November 7th, when the Capitals won 3-2.

Stats Betting

• In the last three matches involving the Washington Capitals team, there was a draw at the end of the game. You can find this line on the site of the bookie company 1xbet, with odds of 4.51.
• Nashville Predators have conceded two or fewer goals in eight of their last 11 home games.
• Washington Capitals have scored more than 2 pucks in 32 of the last 46 matches, and you can bet on this line at the 1xbet website for odds of 1.84.
• Washington Capitals haven't lost in regulation time in the last six matches, and on the 1xbet website, the odds for this line are 1.749.
• Nashville Predators have scored more than 2 pucks in 6 of the last 9 matches, and you can bet on this line at the 1xbet website with odds of 1.57.
• The Predators haven't lost in regulation time at home in 8 of the last 9 matches. You can bet on this line at the 1xbet website for odds of 1.446.

Bookmakers' Offers

Analysts at the bookmaker company 1xbet think the Nashville team will be stronger in the upcoming meeting. You can bet on them to win in regulation time (including overtime and shootout) at odds of 1.723, and in regulation time at odds of 2.153. If you think Washington will win (including OT and BUL), you can get 2.219, and if you think they'll win in three periods, you can get 2.901. The expertshave set the total at 5.5 pucks, so they're leaning towards the total over. For such a bet, they're offering a 1.839 coefficient, and for the total under, it's 2.052.

Expert Betting Tips

The bookies' experts reckon Nashville will win this game, but we're not writing Washington off. The Predators haven't been playing great this season and they rarely win. The Predators are 14th in the Western Conference and the Capitals lead the East. The Capitals haven't scored in six games, but we don't think they'll lose in Bridgestone Arena. We'll take the Ovechkin team's double chance.