Blue Jackets vs. Oilers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 13

Both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Edmonton Oilers are coming off a win, heading into their matchup at Nationwide Arena on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Oilers are underdogs on the road, at +105, and the Blue Jackets are -125.

Columbus earned a shootout victory on the road its last time out on Nov. 11 against the Seattle Kraken 2-1, taking the shootout 2-1 to clinch the win. Three Blue Jackets skaters had one point each, including Kirill Marchenko (one assist) and Sean Monahan (one assist).

Edmonton won its most recent game 2-1 on the road over the Philadelphia Flyers on Nov. 12. Matthew Savoie's two points (two assists) in that outing led the Oilers.

Here is our pick for who will claim the win in Thursday's game.

Blue Jackets vs. Oilers Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Oilers 3 - Blue Jackets 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.01 goals)
  

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Blue Jackets vs. Oilers Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Blue Jackets (-125)
• Underdog: Oilers (+105)

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets were a moneyline favorite in three games this season, and won every time.
• Columbus has had moneyline odds of -125 or shorter once this season, and won.
• The Blue Jackets' implied moneyline win probability is 55.6% in this contest.
• Columbus and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in six of 16 games this season.

Oilers Betting Insights

• The Oilers have been an underdog twice so far this season, and went 0-2 in those games.
• Edmonton has played as a moneyline underdog of +105 or longer twice so far this season. They lost both games.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Oilers have a 48.8% chance to win.
• Edmonton has played nine games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus' 48 total goals (three per game) make it the 21st-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Blue Jackets rank 16th in goals against, giving up 51 total goals (3.2 per game) in NHL play.
• It has the league's 20th-ranked goal differential at -3.
• The six power-play goals the Blue Jackets have scored this season rank 31st in the NHL (on 40 power-play chances).
• Columbus' 15% power-play conversion rate ranks 30th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have scored one shorthanded goal this season (14th among NHL squads).
• Columbus kills 72.73% of opponent power plays, the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Columbus wins 51.6% of its faceoffs to rank 11th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets shoot 9.4% as a team (28th in the league).

Oilers Key Stats

• Edmonton has 54 goals this season (three per game), 13th in the league.
• The Oilers' total of 60 goals conceded (3.3 per game) is 27th in the league.
• Its -6 goal differential ranks 25th in the league.
• The Oilers have 15 power-play goals (on 48 chances), third in the NHL.
• Edmonton's power-play percentage (31.25) puts the team third in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Oilers have two.
• At 81.63%, Edmonton has the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Edmonton is sixth in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (53.2%).
• The Oilers' 10.5% shooting percentage is 18th in the league.