Nashville at Edmonton

The Edmonton Oilers are a bad team that opened the season at 0-4-1. They have caught lightning in a bottle as they have risen up to grab four straight wins. Bad teams have good runs, just as good teams have bad ones, but they don't last long and it tends to shade the line to push the value to the other side. The other side in this game is Nashville, who is red-hot as the Predators are 5-1-2 to start the season. The Predators are just 2 of 26 on the power play to start the season, and in spite of that they are winning, which certainly is a good sign. It is the defense that has been noteworthy thus far as they have allowed 3 goals or fewer in all eight games, and an average of just 2 per contest. Edmonton has found success on the defensive end in their last five games where they have allowed just 9 total goals. I look for this one to be played low and tight, but in the end Nashville is the better team. They have been good on the road vs. a home team with a home winning percentage of greater than .600, running the table at 5-0 in their last five. The Oilers are just 14-38 in their last 52 vs. a team over .600, as well as playing to a 12-4 mark to the UNDER in their last 16 after allowing 2 or fewer scores in their last outing. Nashville has been 7-1 to the UNDER in their eight games this season, showing the ability to win the tough-checking, low-scoring games. Play Nashville and the UNDER.