Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Nashville Predators odds, tips and betting trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the season opener against the Nashville Predators at Amalie Arena on Tuesday, October 10 at 5:30 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN and ESPN+.

As the puck drops for the start of the NHL season, here’s everything you need to prepare for Tuesday’s action.

• Favorite: Lightning (-157)
• Underdog: Predators (+130)
• Over/under: 6.5

• The Lightning were a moneyline favorite 65 times last season, and went 40-25 in those games.
• In games when it was a moneyline favorite with odds of -157 or shorter, Tampa Bay had a 27-13 record (winning 67.5% of its games).
• The Lightning have an implied moneyline win probability of 61.1% in this contest.
• Tampa Bay and its opponent posted more than 6.5 goals in 46 of 88 games last season.
• The Lightning’s 280 goals scored last season (3.4 per game) ranked eighth in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Lightning gave up 252 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 14th in league action.
• The 71 power-play goals the Lightning put up last season (on 280 power-play chances) were the third-most in the NHL.

• Last season the Predators had 22 wins in the 47 games in which they were an underdog.
• Nashville had a record of 11-15 in games when oddsmakers listed them as +130 or longer on the moneyline last season.
• The Predators have a 43.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
• Nashville played 34 games last season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.
• With 223 goals (2.7 per game) last season, the Predators had the league’s 28th-ranked offense.
• The Predators allowed 2.9 goals per game (236 in total), 12th in the league.
• The Predators had 44 power-play goals (on 250 chances), 24th in the NHL.

• Game Day: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
• Game Time: 5:30 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)