Jets vs Predators

With Connor Hellebuyck on injured reserve and Winnipeg riding a two-game losing streak after giving up nine goals in back-to-back road losses, the Jets bring a compromised ceiling into Nashville despite their solid 12-11-0 record and long-term head-to-head edge against the Predators. Nashville, now 8-12-4, has quietly won two straight while scoring six in Detroit and four in Chicago, and even with Jonathan Marchessault sidelined plus depth wings Zachary L’Heureux and Cole Smith on IR, the core of Filip Forsberg, Steven Stamkos, Ryan O’Reilly and Roman Josi is driving offense again. Historically, Connor Hellebuyck has owned this matchup (17-9-2 vs Nashville) and Mark Scheifele has piled up points against the Preds, but with Hellebuyck unavailable, Winnipeg is leaning on Eric Comrie and Thomas Milic behind a blue line also missing Haydn Fleury and potentially Neal Pionk, and they’re playing the second half of a road back-to-back after Carolina. Nashville’s recent push, healthier defense, and Saros at home against a tired Jets group missing its Hart/Vezina-level goalie make the home side at 100 a reasonable plus-value shot. I’m backing the Nashville Predators 100 on the moneyline, graded a B because the edge is real but not massive in a volatile, goalie-driven matchup. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 29/11/2025 09:34am

Winnipeg’s defensive profile without Hellebuyck plus Nashville’s recent surge makes a total of 6 look a touch light: the Jets have allowed nine goals over their last two games with backups starting, while the Predators have scored 10 in their last two and sit at 62 goals for and 87 against through 24 games, roughly 6.2 total goals per night. Even with Marchessault out, Nashville can still roll Forsberg-Stamkos-O’Reilly plus Josi on the back end, and Juuse Saros has been under siege behind a leaky defense, which has pushed several Predators games into higher-scoring territory. On the other side, Winnipeg still brings legitimate finishing with Kyle Connor, Scheifele, Gabriel Vilardi and Josh Morrissey driving a power play that recently burned Nashville, and they should generate chances against a Preds PK that has struggled. Add in the Jets’ fatigue spot on a back-to-back and backup goaltending on one side, and the recipe leans toward at least one team getting to four, making Over 6 at -110 my play. I’ll grade Over 6, -110 as a B+ given the strong matchup case and the safety of a potential push at exactly six goals. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 29/11/2025 09:34am

Given the context, the handicap I trust most is that Nashville keeps this close, which points to Predators +1.5 even at the steep -250 price: Winnipeg is a modest road favorite but enters on a two-game skid, playing a travel back-to-back with a depleted blue line and no Hellebuyck, while Nashville has stabilized with consecutive wins and has Juuse Saros plus a mostly intact top four led by Josi. Recent meetings have often tilted Winnipeg’s way on the scoreboard, thanks in part to Hellebuyck’s dominance and Scheifele’s production against the Preds, but with those structural advantages blunted and Nashville’s attack finding some rhythm around Forsberg and Stamkos, there’s a fair chance this tracks as a one-goal game either way. The problem is price: laying -250 on a puckline demands a very high hit rate, and the Jets’ top-end scoring plus Saros’s occasional volatility leave real room for a multi-goal Jets win even if the Preds play well. I’ll still lean to Nashville Predators +1.5 (-250) on the puckline, but only at a C+ grade because the likelihood of a cover is high while the monetary value is mediocre at best. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 29/11/2025 09:34am