Blue Jackets vs. Mammoth NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 7

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Utah Mammoth -- both coming off wins -- will meet on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. The oddsmakers see this as a close one, with the Blue Jackets -110 to win on the moneyline, and the Mammoth at -110.

Columbus earned a 4-2 victory at home its last time out on March 5 against the Florida Panthers. Ivan Provorov had three points (one goal and two assists) for the Blue Jackets.

Utah won on the road in its last game on March 5, 3-0 over the Philadelphia Flyers. Dylan Guenther's two points (two assists) in that matchup led the Mammoth.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is a look at which team we predict will emerge with the victory in Saturday's action on the ice.

Blue Jackets vs. Mammoth Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Utah Mammoth, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Mammoth 3 - Blue Jackets 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.02 goals)
  

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Blue Jackets vs. Mammoth Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Blue Jackets-Mammoth game.

• Favorite: Blue Jackets (-110)
• Underdog: Mammoth (-110)

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets have won 78.3% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (18-5).
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -110 or shorter, Columbus is 19-6 (winning 76.0% of the time).
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Blue Jackets have a 52.4% chance to win.
• Columbus' games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 28 times.

Mammoth Betting Insights

• The Mammoth have been made an underdog 22 times this season, and won eight, or 36.4%, of those games.
• Utah has entered 24 games this season as the underdog by -110 or more and is 9-15 in those contests.
• The Mammoth have a 52.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Utah has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 26 of 62 games this season.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus' 191 total goals (3.1 per game) make it the 17th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• Defensively, the Blue Jackets are allowing 192 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 19th in league action.
• It has the league's 16th-ranked goal differential at -1.
• The 29 power-play goals the Blue Jackets have recorded this season (on 146 power-play chances) rank 27th in the NHL.
• Columbus has the league's 16th-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.86%).
• The Blue Jackets have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
• Columbus has the league's 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.06%).
• Columbus wins 50.7% of its faceoffs to rank 13th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets connect on 10.6% of their shots (22nd in the league).

Mammoth Key Stats

• With 196 goals (3.2 per game), Utah has the league's 16th-ranked offense.
• The Mammoth's total of 169 goals allowed (2.7 per game) is fourth in the league.
• It has the seventh-best goal differential in the league at +27.
• The Mammoth have 30 power-play goals (25th in NHL) on 174 chances.
• Utah has the NHL's 25th-ranked power-play percentage (17.24%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Mammoth have six.
• Utah's has the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.01%).
• At 49.6%, Utah has the league's 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The 11.4% shooting percentage of the Mammoth is 13th in the league.