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Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Colorado Avalanche and the Nashville Predators meet at Bridgestone Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -152-moneyline favorites versus the Predators, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Predators were a 6-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Wild. That made winners of bettors who got Nashville at -114 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Colorado won its last outing, a 5-0 result against the Blackhawks on February 29. Bettors who backed the Avalanche at -260 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Colorado:
Team record: 37-19-5 SU
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Colorado's last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Nashville:
Team record: 34-25-2 SU
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Nashville is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Nashville is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Colorado home to Chicago Monday, March 4
Nashville home to Montreal Tuesday, March 5