Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 11

The Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat -- will face each other on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, at Bell Centre in Montréal. The Blue Jackets are underdogs on the road, at +110, and the Canadiens are -130.

Montreal won 2-1 at home its last time out on April 9 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Juraj Slafkovsky (one goal and one assist) and Nicholas Suzuki (two assists) each had two points for the Canadiens.

Columbus lost 5-0 on the road against the Buffalo Sabres in its most recent game on April 9. Elvis Merzlikins made zero saves for the Blue Jackets while allowing zero Sabres goals in that matchup.

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

Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Canadiens 3 - Blue Jackets 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.05 goals)
  

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Canadiens vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Canadiens-Blue Jackets matchup.

• Favorite: Canadiens (-130)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+110)

Canadiens Betting Insights

• The Canadiens are 21-17 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• Montreal is 14-11 (winning 56.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Canadiens have a 56.5% chance to win.
• In 43 games this season, Montreal and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been an underdog in 42 games this season, and won 16 (38.1%).
• Columbus has a record of 7-13 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +110 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline in this contest implies a 47.6% chance of victory for the Blue Jackets.
• Columbus has played 35 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Canadiens Key Stats

• Montreal has scored the seventh-most goals in the league (271 total, 3.4 per game).
• The Canadiens rank 17th in goals against, giving up 241 total goals (3.0 per game) in NHL play.
• It has the league's ninth-best goal differential at +30.
• The 54 power-play goals the Canadiens have put up this season (on 233 power-play chances) are the 10th-most in the NHL.
• Montreal has the league's 11th-ranked power-play conversion rate (23.18%).
• The Canadiens have scored seven shorthanded goals this season.
• Montreal has the league's 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.01%).
• Montreal wins 51% of its faceoffs to rank 11th in the NHL.
• The Canadiens have a 13% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks second in the league.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• With 238 goals (3.0 per game), Columbus has the NHL's 17th-ranked offense.
• The Blue Jackets concede 3.1 goals per game (244 in total), 20th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -6, the team is 17th in the league.
• With 37 power-play goals (on 192 chances), the Blue Jackets are 28th in the NHL.
• Columbus scores on 19.27% of its power plays, No. 22 in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have five shorthanded goals (22nd in NHL).
• The 76.39% penalty-kill percentage of Columbus is 26th in the NHL.
• Columbus is 14th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (50.5%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.4%, the Blue Jackets are 25th in the league.