Predators vs. Islanders prediction, picks and odds for Friday, 12/2

New York Islanders' Kyle Palmieri (21) celebrates with Matt Martin after Palmieri scored a goal against the Nashville Predators

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The New York Islanders were on a roll recently until their recent loss to the Philadelphia Flyers and will be looking to bounce back against the Nashville Predators at home tonight. The Preds will be traveling into Long Island after playing the New Jersey Devils last night. New York and Nashville don’t play each other often, but they play a similar style of hockey, so it should be an interesting matchup tonight.

Tonight’s game is featured on HULU, so let’s get into our experts’ Predators vs. Islanders prediction and best bet with odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook.

PREDATORS VS. ISLANDERS PREDICTION: Islanders ML (-150 at BetMGM Sportsbook)

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Predators vs. Islanders prediction for Friday, 12/2

The Islanders are coming off a loss to the Philadelphia Flyers back on Tuesday night, but to say it was a chippy contest would be an understatement. There were two fights within the first eight seconds caused by tension that boiled over from the teams playing just three nights prior. However, New York has rested since then and should be primed for a bounce-back performance tonight.

It also helps that the Predators were on the ice last night, taking on a great Devils team. They did steal the win in overtime, but it also means they won’t have starting goaltender Juuse Saros available for tonight’s game. Nashville relies heavily on him between the pipes, which means we should be in for an Islanders victory to kick off their weekend.

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The Preds actually did the Islanders a favor last night by knocking off the Devils. That’s who New York is trying to catch in the Metro Division, and they can inch even closer after tonight’s game. They’re sitting at 15-9-0 and taking on a Nashville team that has been very inconsistent. Although they pulled off the upset last night, they nearly blew their early 2-0 lead and needed overtime to do so.

It was a perfect illustration of the Preds’ struggles on the road. Goaltender Juuse Saros is considered one of the best in the NHL, but he and the rest of the team’s defense have not performed well outside Nashville. They’re allowing 3.9 goals per game on the road, the third-most in the league. Now with backup goalie Kevin Lankinen in net tonight, there’s no reason to expect that to improve.




Meanwhile, the Isles will have arguably the best goaltender in the NHL between the pipes. Ilya Sorokin is having a stellar season and is currently the betting favorite to win the Vezina Trophy for the NHL’s best goalie. His .933 save percentage is the second-best in the league among goaltenders with at least four games played.

Although the Islanders are not a team known to light up the scoreboard, Mathew Barzal and company have been able to support Sorokin much more than in previous seasons. With that in mind, this is a great opportunity to sign up at BetMGM and place a $10 bet on any NHL game. If you do and either team in the game you bet on scores a goal, you’ll automatically receive $200 in free bets.

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Predators vs. Islanders odds provided by BetMGM

The Islanders’ money line has -150 odds at BetMGM Sportsbook, while the Predators’ money line carries +130 odds. A $15 bet on the Islanders would profit $10 as long as New York wins the game, whereas a $10 bet on the Predators would profit $13 if they pull off the upset. The game total is 5.5 goals with -120 odds towards the over and +100 odds to the under.

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