Tampa Bay
Lightning
Moneyline
-170
NHL Predictions
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Nashville Predators Predictions
Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 2:00pm EST at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
@
Nashville
Predators
Moneyline
+142
50%
50%
Spread
Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5
Nashville Predators +1.5
Moneyline
Tampa Bay Lightning -170
Nashville Predators +142
Total
Over 6.5 (+114)
Under 6.5 (-135)
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Lightning vs. Predators Prediction: Pass on Tampa Bay at -170
Analysis updated October 31, 2026 at 1:32 AM CDT
The SPF market favors Tampa Bay, but neither starting goalie is confirmed and the available evidence doesn't justify laying -170 on the road.
Tampa Bay is favored, but the price is steep
Tampa Bay is the likely winner because the SPF moneyline makes the Lightning a -170 road favorite, with Nashville at +142. NHL.com projects Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov together, but no current records, recent results or season statistics are available to show that Tampa Bay deserves such a heavy price.
NHL.com lists Andrei Vasilevskiy and Dennis Hildeby as Tampa Bay's projected goalies and Juuse Saros and Justus Annunen for Nashville, without confirming either starter. That uncertainty matters at -170 and also rules out a sound play on the 6.5 total, priced under -135 and over +114.
Lineup questions add risk
Both clubs used 11 forwards and seven defensemen on Oct. 29 and could repeat that alignment, according to NHL.com. Tampa Bay also lists Zemgus Girgensons with a lower-body injury and Yanni Gourde with a hip injury, while Nashville lists William Trudeau with an upper-body injury. Girgensons is expected to miss a second straight game.
The listed 50-50 betting split is a default allocation rather than sourced market activity, so it provides no useful signal. Tampa Bay is the pick to win, but the missing performance data and unconfirmed goalies make the moneyline, puck line and total passes.
Pick
Tampa Bay Lightning
Confidence
low
Betting lean
Pass