Blue Jackets vs. Maple Leafs NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 20

The Columbus Blue Jackets (3-4) host the Toronto Maple Leafs (4-4-2) on Tuesday, Oct. 20, with the Blue Jackets coming off a defeat in their last game and the Maple Leafs a win. The bookmakers have made the Blue Jackets solid favorites at -166 on the moneyline, and the Maple Leafs are at +140.

Columbus fell in a 2-1 defeat on the road its last time out on Oct. 18 against the Minnesota Wild. The Blue Jackets got one point apiece out of three skaters, including Adam Fantilli (one goal) and Sean Monahan (one assist).

Toronto won at home in its last game on Oct. 19, 3-1 over the San Jose Sharks. Auston Matthews had three points (one goal and two assists) in that outing for the Maple Leafs.

Get ready for this matchup with a glimpse at who we predict will come out on top in Tuesday's game.

Blue Jackets vs. Maple Leafs Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Maple Leafs 3 - Blue Jackets 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5 goals)
  

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Blue Jackets vs. Maple Leafs Moneylines

Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Blue Jackets-Maple Leafs game.

• Favorite: Blue Jackets (-166)
• Underdog: Maple Leafs (+140)

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets have won 66.7% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (2-1).
• Columbus has not played a game with moneyline odds shorter than -166.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Blue Jackets have an implied probability of 62.4% to win.
• In three of seven matches this season, Columbus and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Maple Leafs Betting Insights

• The Maple Leafs have been made an underdog three times this season, and won once.
• Toronto has played as a moneyline underdog of +140 or longer twice this season. They split the games 1-1.
• The Maple Leafs have a 41.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Toronto has played five games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus' 17 total goals (2.4 per game) make it the 29th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have allowed 23 total goals (3.3 per game), the seventh-fewest in NHL play.
• Its goal differential (-6) ranks 25th in the league.
• The two power-play goals the Blue Jackets have put up this season rank 32nd in the NHL (on 17 power-play chances).
• Columbus has the league's 30th-ranked power-play conversion rate (11.76%).
• Columbus kills 68% of opponent power plays, the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Columbus wins the second-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 55.6%.
• The Blue Jackets shoot 9.3% as a team (25th in the league).

Maple Leafs Key Stats

• With 32 goals (3.2 per game), Toronto has the NHL's ninth-best offense.
• The Maple Leafs have given up 32 total goals this season (3.2 per game), 26th in the NHL.
• it has the 16th-ranked goal differential in the league at 0.
• The Maple Leafs have 10 power-play goals (second-most in NHL) on 35 chances.
• Toronto scores on 28.57% of its power plays, No. 5 in the league.
• At 96.88%, Toronto has the best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 52.1%, Toronto has the league's ninth-best faceoff win percentage.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.3%, the Maple Leafs are 16th in the league.