8* Lightning (BLOOD-BATH)

We're going to lay the price here and expect a decisive victory for the home side. Tampa took both games over Nashville last year. The Predators missed the playoffs for the first time since 2013/14 and they have a new coach this season in Andrew Brunette. Last year it ranked 28th in GPG and 12th in GAA. Tampa had made the Cup Final three years in a row until last season, falling in the first round to the Maple Leafs. The Bolts ranked eighth offensively and finished 14th in GAA. It's opening night and anything can happen right? Not in this case. Yes, the Predators are going to be better this year, but so should Tampa once again this season. In what we anticipate will be a lop-sided destruction, we'll recommend laying the price on Tampa here at home on Opening Night!

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