Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken Betting Pick & Prediction 12/9/23

Betting on today’s Lightning and Kraken game? Catch the action at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA, as the Kraken hosts this showdown at 10:00 ET on BSSU. The Lightning are the favorites in this non-conference matchup against Kraken. The over/under for the game is set at 6 goals.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING VS SEATTLE KRAKEN BETTING PICK

The Pick: Seattle Kraken +1.5

This game will be played at Climate Pledge Arena at 10:00 ET on Saturday, December 9th.

WHY BET THE SEATTLE KRAKEN:

• In spite of being 1.5 goal underdogs, we anticipate the Kraken winning this one 4-3.
• We like the Kraken on the moneyline (+105)
• The Kraken are also our pick on the spread at +1.5

Is A Road Victory Likely for the Favored Lightning?

This season, the Lightning have put together an overall record of 12-11-5. When playing on the road, Tampa Bay has gone 4-8-2, while their home record stands at 8-3-3. Their current record places them 5th in the Eastern Atlantic division and 9th in the Eastern conference.

Tampa Bay is 15-13 against the puck line this season. On the road, their puck line record sits at 6-8 compared to 9-5 at home. The average goal total for Tampa Bay’s games is sitting at 6.8. The average over/under line for the season is 6.6. The Lightning come in with an over/under record of 12-14-2.

Across the Lightning last three road games, the team averaged 1 goals per game while allowing 5. Their record vs the puck line in these contests was 0-3, while going 0-3 straight-up.

On the offensive side, the Lightning are scoring an 3.2 goals per game this season, ranking 3rd in the NHL. When it came to shots on target per game, they are 6th in the league. The Lightning went 8-7 in games where they had more shots than their opponents. However, in games with fewer shots on goal, their record was 4-4.

Tampa Bay will be looking for a good game from Nikita Kucherov who leads the team in scoring with 17 goals, ranking 2nd in the NHL. Kucherov also comes into the game with 27 assists.

Coming into the game, the Kraken’s defense is 4th in takeaways at 7.9 takeaways per contest. Overall, they are giving up 3.1 goals per game which is 18th in the NHL.

Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy comes into the game having made six starts this season. So far, his record is 3-3 and he has a save percentage of 89.9%.

Will the Kraken Come Through as Home Underdogs?

Currently, the Kraken hold an overall record of 8-13-6 for the season. On the road, Seattle has a 4-6-5 record, while they are 4-7-1 at their home venue. At the moment, they hold the 6th spot in the Western Pacific division and are ranked 13th in the Western conference.

Analyzing their performance against the puck line, Seattle has a 13-14 record. On the road they are 9-6 against the puck line, while their overall home performance is4-8. For the season, Seattle’s games have finished with an average of 6.1 goals per game. Their average over/under line for the season is 6.2. Overall, the Kraken have an over/under record of 13-11-3.

In their last three games at home, the Kraken have a straight up record of 0-3 while going 1-2 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 1 goals per game in these contests.

On offense, the Kraken are averaging 2.6 goals per game which is 27th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 8th in the league. Seattle’s offense is currently ranked 11th in power play goals. When it comes to shorthanded goals, they are 17th in the league.

Seattle’s leading goal scorer is Jared McCann. So far this season, he has 12 goals, placing him 31st in the NHL. Along with his scoring, he has come up with 5 assists so far.

The Kraken’s defense comes into the game with a ranking of 4th in takeaways and an average of 7.9 takeaways per contest. They hold 18th place in the NHL for goals allowed, with an average of 3.1 goals given up per game.

Goalie Philipp Grubauer gets the start and has made 16 starts this season. His record at this point is 5-9, and his save percentage is 88.3%.