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NHL Bets Today: Expert NHL Picks and Props for Predators 
at Kings 
The Nashville Predators (29-25-2) make the third stop of a five-game road trip against the Los Angeles Kings (28-16-10) on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena in Southern California. Puck drop is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET, and the game can be viewed on ESPN+/Hulu.
The Preds picked up a 5-3 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night, cashing as an underdog (+135). It was the second straight win for Nashville after getting boat-raced at home by the Dallas Stars, 9-2, last Thursday.
The Kings stomped the Columbus Blue Jackets by a 5-1 count last time out Tuesday, and Los Angeles has rattled off four consecutive victories since a 7-0 beatdown in Buffalo by the hands of the Sabres. Los Angeles has outscored the competition 14-7 during its four-game win streak.
Cam Talbot (16-13-5, 2.53 GAA, .913 SV%, 2 SO) is expected to get the starting nod in the crease for LA. He has been the backstop for the team's past two victories, allowing just a single goal in each of the starts.
The Predators are expected to counter with Juuse Saros (21-21-2, 3.02 GAA, .902 SV%, 2 SO). He allowed just two goals on 37 shots in a 5-2 win in St. Louis in his last time out Saturday, finally piecing together a nice start after a nightmare three-game stretch since emerging from the All-Star break. He is still just 2-2-0 with a 3.89 GAA and a .902 SV% in four starts in February despite the solid effort last time out.
The offensive numbers are so-so for Los Angeles this season. The team is scoring 3.10 goals per game (GPG) to rank 15th in the NHL, and the Kings' power play is also 15th at 22.1%. LA has excelled defensively, however, allowing just 2.60 GPG to rank 3rd in the league while ranking tops in the penalty kill at 86.7%.
Nashville has also struggled offensively, posting just 3.00 GPG to rank 19th while checking in 21st on the power play at 19.0%. Defensively, the Preds are mediocre, allowing 3.20 GPG to rank 21st, and the penalty kill is a dismal 75.4% to rank 26th.
Back Los Angeles at home, as Nashville is just too inconsistent.
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NHL Money Line Bets for Predators at Kings
- Kings ML (-154 at FanDuel)
Looking to the total, the Predators have cashed the Over in each of the previous three games, and the Over is 5-1-1 in the team's past seven outings. However, we saw the total push at most shops in the 4-2 win by Los Angeles in Nashville on Jan. 31, and the Under hit in a 2-1 Preds win in L.A. Jan. 18 behind Saros.
Los Angeles has cashed the Under in three of the past four games while going an impressive 4-2 in the past six at home. That includes the most recent home game with Nashville.
In this series, the Under is 2-0-1 in the past three meetings, with a pair of 2-1 scores. We've also seen the Under go 4-4-1 in the past nine in the series, with the Under going 3-2 in the past five in SoCal. That's the lean, especially if you can get a flat six.
NHL Totals Bets for Predators at Kings
- Under 6 (-115 at Caesars)
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NHL Game Props for Predators at Kings
For the game props, since we're calling for an Under result, we're expecting goals to be at a premium. As such, it doesn't make a lot of sense to play Anytime Goal Scorers like you would for a game projected to be high scoring. Let's get a little creative by taking a couple of Preds.
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For Nashville, while Tommy Novak has managed four goals across the past seven games, he can't be trusted as an Anytime Goal Score. However, Roman Josi is a better play to simply put up an assist. He has been on fire lately, posting two assists in Vegas on Tuesday while managing a goal and nine assists across the past seven contests. At plus-money to notch just one assist, he is a nice value.
- Roman Josi Over 0.5 Assists (+120 at BetMGM)
For the Kings, they haven't had a lot of prolific goal scorers lately. We'll stick with the visitors for this one. Gustav Nyquist had an assist in the most recent meeting against the Kings, and he had a goal in the first game in Los Angeles. He is even-money to simply notch one point, and that's a nice play. He also took three shots on net in Vegas his last time out, so he is a good value to eclipse the Over in shots on goal, too.
- Gustav Nyquist Over 0.5 Points (+100 at BetMGM)
- Gustav Nyquist Over 1.5 Shots on Goal (-120 at BetMGM)
