| The Nashville Predators will try to even their Western Conference quarterfinal series when they host the Detroit Red Wings in Game 4 on Wednesday night.
Nashville managed to get back into the best-of-seven series with a win at home in Game 3 on Monday, after it had dropped the first two games in Detroit. The Predators beat the Red Wings 5-3. Nashville won as +140 home underdogs and the score went over the 5-goal total listed by oddsmakers.
Detroit now leads the series 2-1. The Red Wings won the first two games: 3-1 and 4-2 in Games 1 and 2, respectively.
Overall, Detroit has six wins over the past 10 meetings with Nashville. Detroit is 4-1 SU in its past five overall and past five against Nashville.
The Red Wings won the season series against the Predators, going 5-3-0 against them in the regular season. Detroit and Nashville have met once in the postseason; the Red Wings beat the Predators in six games in the 2004 conference quarterfinals.
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its past five at home.
Only one lineup change is expected tonight. Detroit Head Coach Mike Babcock said Wednesday morning he’ll replace defenseman Andreas Lilja with Brett Lebda.
The game starts at 9 pm ET and can be seen on VERSUS and CBC.
BETTING LINE: Detroit is a -145 moneyline favorite at BetJam and the total is 5.
BETTING CONSENSUS: About 87 per cent of bets on the game are on the favored Red Wings, according to public betting information.
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