Blue Jackets vs. Penguins NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 9

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins -- both coming off losses in their last game -- will play on Friday at 7 p.m. ET, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. Blue Jackets (-118) versus Penguins (-102) appears pretty even, according to the moneyline odds.

Here's our prediction for who will clinch the win in Friday's matchup.

Blue Jackets vs. Penguins Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blue Jackets 4 - Penguins 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Blue Jackets vs. Penguins Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Blue Jackets-Penguins game.

• Favorite: Blue Jackets (-118)
• Underdog: Penguins (-102)

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets did not win when playing as a moneyline favorite last season, going 0-3.
• Columbus played three times as a moneyline favorite with odds of -118 or shorter, and lost each game.
• The Blue Jackets have a 54.1% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• Last season, one of Columbus' contests went over 6.5 goals.

Penguins Betting Insights

• Last season the Penguins won one of the six games in which they were an underdog.
• Pittsburgh was 1-4 last season as an underdog by -102 or more on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 50.5% chance of victory for the Penguins.
• Pittsburgh played four games last season with more than 6.5 goals.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus ranked 18th in the NHL last season with 246 goals scored (3.0 per game).
• Defensively, the Blue Jackets allowed 251 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 16th in NHL action.
• It had the league's 16th-ranked goal differential at -5.
• The 38 power-play goals the Blue Jackets scored last season (on 200 power-play chances) ranked 28th in the NHL.
• Columbus had the league's 21st-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.00%).
• The Blue Jackets recorded five shorthanded goals last season (25th among NHL teams).
• Columbus had the league's 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.23%).
• Columbus won 50.6% of its faceoffs to rank 14th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets had a 10.3% shooting percentage, which ranked 27th in the league.

Penguins Key Stats

• Pittsburgh's 290 goals last season (3.5 per game) ranked third in the NHL.
• The Penguins allowed 258 total goals (3.2 per game), 24th in the league.
• With a goal differential of +32, it was seventh-best in the league.
• The Penguins had 56 power-play goals (on 232 chances), seventh in the NHL.
• Pittsburgh's power-play percentage (24.14) put the team seventh in the league.
• The Penguins had six shorthanded goals (16th in NHL).
• At 81.43%, Pittsburgh had the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Pittsburgh was 24th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (48.2%).
• The Penguins' 12.5% shooting percentage was third in the league.