The Columbus Blue Jackets (12-9-5) host the Detroit Red Wings (14-11-2) on Thursday, Dec. 4, with both coming off a victory in their last game. The Red Wings are slight underdogs, at +100, and the Blue Jackets are -120.
Columbus secured a 5-3 victory on the road its last time out on Dec. 1 against the New Jersey Devils. Charlie Coyle led the Blue Jackets with three points (one goal and two assists).
In its last game on Dec. 2, Detroit earned a 5-4 home victory against the Boston Bruins. Moritz Seider had three points (one goal and two assists) in that matchup for the Red Wings.
As hockey action continues, get ready for the matchup by checking out which team we predict will capture the win in Thursday’s game.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Blue Jackets vs. Red Wings Predictions & Pick
For the upcoming contest between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Red Wings 4 – Blue Jackets 3
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 7.05 goals)
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Blue Jackets vs. Red Wings Moneylines
Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Blue Jackets-Red Wings game.
Favorite: Blue Jackets (-120)Underdog: Red Wings (+100)Blue Jackets Betting InsightsThe Blue Jackets have won 85.7% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (6-1).Columbus is 5-1 (victorious in 83.3% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -120 or shorter.The Blue Jackets have a 54.5% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this game.Columbus and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 12 of 26 games this season.Red Wings Betting InsightsThis season the Red Wings have been an underdog 14 times, and won eight, or 57.1%, of those games.Detroit has entered 12 games this season as an underdog by +100 or more and is 7-5 in those contests.Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Red Wings have a 50.0% chance to win.Detroit has played 13 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.Blue Jackets Key StatsColumbus’ 75 total goals (2.9 per game) make it the 23rd-ranked scoring team in the league.The Blue Jackets rank 19th in goals against, allowing 84 total goals (3.2 per game) in league play.Its goal differential (-9) ranks 24th in the league.The 10 power-play goals the Blue Jackets have scored this season (on 61 power-play chances) rank 30th in the NHL.Columbus’ 16.39% power-play conversion rate ranks 23rd in the league.The two shorthanded goals the Blue Jackets have scored this season rank 11th among NHL teams.Columbus has the league’s 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (74.24%).Columbus wins 50.7% of its faceoffs (13th in NHL).The Blue Jackets make 9.6% of their shots (29th in the league).Red Wings Key StatsWith 80 goals (3.0 per game), Detroit has the NHL’s 16th-ranked offense.The Red Wings’ total of 92 goals conceded (3.4 per game) is 25th in the NHL.With a goal differential of -12, the team is 26th in the league.The Red Wings have 19 power-play goals (seventh-most in NHL) on 88 chances.Detroit has the league’s 11th-ranked power-play percentage (21.59%).Detroit’s has the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.45%).At 52.6%, Detroit has the league’s fifth-best faceoff win rate.The 9.8% shooting percentage of the Red Wings is 27th in the league.
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