Blue Jackets vs. Flyers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 14

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Philadelphia Flyers -- both coming off losses in their last game -- will play on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. The oddsmakers have made the Blue Jackets solid favorites at -135 on the moneyline, and the Flyers are at +114.

Columbus fell in a 3-1 loss at home its last time out on Nov. 12 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Matthew Knies (one goal) and Sean Monahan (one assist) were among the three Blue Jackets players who collected one point each.

Philadelphia played on the road in its last game on Nov. 11, and fell 3-2 in overtime against the Edmonton Oilers. The Flyers got one point apiece out of six players in that matchup, including Travis Sanheim (one goal) and Tyson Foerster (one goal).

Before watching this matchup, here is a peek at which team we pick to bring home the victory in Saturday's action on the ice.

Blue Jackets vs. Flyers Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Philadelphia Flyers, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Flyers 2 - Blue Jackets 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 3 goals)
  

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Blue Jackets vs. Flyers Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Blue Jackets-Flyers matchup.

• Favorite: Blue Jackets (-135)
• Underdog: Flyers (+114)

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets have won 50.0% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (3-3).
• Columbus has had moneyline odds of -135 or shorter in just two games this season, and split them 1-1.
• The Blue Jackets have a 57.4% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Columbus and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in seven of 17 games this season.

Flyers Betting Insights

• This season the Flyers have been an underdog 16 times, and won four, or 25.0%, of those games.
• Philadelphia is 4-10 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +114 or more on the moneyline.
• The Flyers have a 46.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Philadelphia has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in eight of 21 games this season.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus' 40 total goals (2.4 per game) rank 32nd in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets have conceded 54 total goals (3.2 per game), the seventh-fewest in NHL action.
• Its goal differential (-14) ranks 27th in the league.
• The eight power-play goals the Blue Jackets have put up this season (to rank 30th in the NHL) have come on 43 power-play chances.
• Columbus is 26th in the league with an 18.60% power-play conversion rate.
• Columbus has the league's 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (73.91%).
• Columbus has the fourth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 54.1%.
• The Blue Jackets connect on 8.8% of their shots (31st in the league).

Flyers Key Stats

• Philadelphia has 47 goals this season (2.2 per game), 28th in the NHL.
• The Flyers' total of 68 goals conceded (3.2 per game) is 25th in the league.
• it has the 29th-ranked goal differential in the league at -21.
• The Flyers have 12 power-play goals (on 64 chances), 18th in the NHL.
• Philadelphia has the league's 24th-ranked power-play percentage (18.75%).
• This season, the Flyers have two shorthanded goals (seventh in NHL).
• At 79.41%, Philadelphia has the 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Philadelphia is 12th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (51%).
• With a shooting percentage of 9.3%, the Flyers are 28th in the league.