Both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Calgary Flames are coming off a win, heading into their meeting at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. The Flames are underdogs on the road, at +114, and the Blue Jackets are -135.
Columbus won 3-2 on the road its last time out on Jan. 11 against the Utah Mammoth. Kirill Marchenko had two points (two assists) for the Blue Jackets.
Calgary won on the road in its most recent game on Jan. 10, 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Flames got one point apiece out of four skaters in that outing, including Rasmus Andersson (one assist) and Connor Zary (one goal).
Here’s our prediction for who will claim the victory in Tuesday’s game.
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For insights on the upcoming game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Calgary Flames, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Flames 3 – Blue Jackets 2
Pick OU:
Under 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.09 goals)
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Blue Jackets vs. Flames Moneylines
Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Blue Jackets-Flames game.
Favorite: Blue Jackets (-135)Underdog: Flames (+114)Blue Jackets Betting InsightsIn the 13 times this season the Blue Jackets have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 9-4 in those games.Columbus is 3-2 (winning 60.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter.The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Blue Jackets have a 57.4% chance to win.In 21 of 45 matches this season, Columbus and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.Flames Betting InsightsThis season the Flames have been an underdog 33 times, and won 12, or 36.4%, of those games.This season Calgary has won eight of its 22 games, or 36.4%, when it’s the underdog by at least +114 on the moneyline.The implied probability of a win by the Flames, based on the moneyline, is 46.7%.Calgary has played 15 games this season with over 6.5 goals.Blue Jackets Key StatsColumbus ranks 20th in the league with 131 goals scored (2.9 per game).Defensively, the Blue Jackets are giving up 152 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 28th in NHL play.It has the league’s 27th-ranked goal differential at -21.The 21 power-play goals the Blue Jackets have put up this season (on 112 power-play chances) rank 25th in the NHL.Columbus has the league’s 19th-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.75%).The Blue Jackets have scored three shorthanded goals this season.Columbus’ 76.38% penalty-kill success rate ranks 29th in the league.Columbus wins 51% of its faceoffs (12th in NHL).The Blue Jackets make 9.7% of their shots (28th in the league).Flames Key StatsCalgary’s 114 goals on the season (2.5 per game) rank 31st in the league.The Flames have given up 133 total goals this season (3.0 per game), 13th in the NHL.With a goal differential of -19, the team is 24th in the league.The Flames have 19 power-play goals (30th in NHL) on 140 chances.Calgary scores on 13.57% of its power plays, No. 32 in the NHL.The Flames have six shorthanded goals (second in NHL).The 82.22% penalty-kill percentage of Calgary is ninth in the NHL.At 49.5%, Calgary has the league’s 19th-ranked faceoff win rate.The 8.6% shooting percentage of the Flames is 32nd in the league.
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