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NHL Matchup: Nashville Predators vs. Detroit Red Wings

Posted David Brown on 02/17/2009

StubHub!Detroit Red Wings attempts to avoid consecutive home losses for the second time this season and a third straight overall defeat on Wednesday night when it faces Nashville Predators at Joe Louis Arena.

GAME: Nashville Predators (27-27-0-3) at Detroit Red Wings (37-12-6-2)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, February 18 - 7:30 PM EST
LINE: 250, -300 TOTAL: 5.5
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Oddsmakers currently have the Red Wings listed as 300-moneyline favorites versus the Predators, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.

Nashville netminder Pekka Rinne stopped 22 shots in the Predators' 2-0 loss to the Senators on Mondau night.

Ottawa cashed as +120 road underdogs as the game played under the 5.5-goal total set by sportsbooks.

The Red Wings lost to Colorado 6-5 in a shootout as a -360 favorite on Sunday. The 11 goals scored went OVER the posted over/under total (6).

Daniel Cleary and Marian Hossa each recorded two goals for the Red Wings in the loss.
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Current streak:
Detroit has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Nashville: 27-27-3
Detroit: 37-12-8

Nashville most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 8-2
After playing Ottawa are 5-5-1
After a loss are 5-5

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Edmonton are 7-3
After playing Colorado are 8-2
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Nashville's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Nashville's last 21 games
Nashville is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Detroit is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Nashville
Detroit is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games
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