The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets — the former coming off a defeat, the latter a win — will face each other on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The sportsbooks have made the Red Wings solid favorites at -130 on the moneyline, and the Blue Jackets are at +110.
Detroit’s last game was a 5-0 home loss to the New York Islanders on Nov. 20. John Gibson took the loss in goal for the Red Wings, making 21 saves and giving up five goals.
Columbus won on the road in its most recent game on Nov. 20, 3-2 over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Blue Jackets got three points each out of Adam Fantilli (two goals and one assist) and Zachary Werenski (three assists).
To prepare for this matchup, here is who we predict to take home the victory in Saturday’s hockey game.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick
Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Red Wings 3 – Blue Jackets 2
Pick OU:
Under 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.06 goals)
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Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines
Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Red Wings-Blue Jackets matchup.
Favorite: Red Wings (-130)Underdog: Blue Jackets (+110)Red Wings Betting InsightsThe Red Wings have gone 3-5 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.Detroit is 3-3 (victorious in 50.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter.The Red Wings’ implied moneyline win probability is 56.5% in this game.In eight of 21 matches this season, Detroit and its opponent have combined to finish above 6.5 goals.Blue Jackets Betting InsightsThe Blue Jackets have been an underdog in 15 games this season, and won five (33.3%).Columbus has entered five games this season as the underdog by +110 or more and is 2-3 in those contests.Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blue Jackets have a 47.6% chance to win.Columbus has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in nine of 21 games this season.Red Wings Key StatsDetroit’s 60 total goals (2.9 per game) make it the 23rd-ranked scoring team in the league.The Red Wings have allowed 67 total goals (3.2 per game), ranking 21st in NHL play in goals against.Its -7 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.The 15 power-play goals the Red Wings have scored this season (ninth-most in the NHL) have come on 70 power-play chances.Detroit has the league’s 14th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.43%).Detroit kills 81.67% of opponent power plays, the 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.Detroit wins the eighth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.8%.The Red Wings have a 9.7% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 28th in the league.Blue Jackets Key StatsColumbus has 62 goals this season (3.0 per game), 19th in the NHL.The Blue Jackets have allowed 66 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 19th in the NHL.With a goal differential of -4, the team is 22nd in the league.The Blue Jackets have eight power-play goals (on 48 chances), 30th in the NHL.Columbus has the NHL’s 22nd-ranked power-play percentage (16.67%).The Blue Jackets have one shorthanded goal (15th in league).The 73.08% penalty-kill percentage of Columbus is 28th in the league.Columbus is 14th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (50.2%).The 9.8% shooting percentage of the Blue Jackets is 27th in the league.
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