Devils vs. Blue Jackets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 13

The Columbus Blue Jackets got a hat trick from Kirill Marchenko last time out, and now will host the New Jersey Devils on Monday, Oct. 13. Devils (-120) at Blue Jackets (+100) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Here is our prediction for who will secure the victory in Monday's matchup.

Devils vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the New Jersey Devils and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blue Jackets 4 - Devils 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.08 goals)
  

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Devils vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Devils-Blue Jackets matchup.

• Favorite: Devils (-120)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+100)

Devils Betting Insights

• The Devils won 37 of their 68 games when favored on the moneyline last season (54.4%).
• New Jersey went 35-27 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -120 or shorter.
• The Devils have an implied moneyline win probability of 54.5% in this contest.
• In 29 of 87 games last season, New Jersey and its opponent combined to finish above 6.5 goals.

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets were made an underdog 66 times last season, and won 28, or 42.4%, of those games.
• Last season Columbus won 26 of its 61 games, or 42.6%, when an underdog by at least +100 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blue Jackets have a 50.0% chance to win.
• Columbus combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 46 of 82 games last season.

Devils Key Stats

• New Jersey ranked 20th in the NHL last season with 240 goals scored (2.9 per game).
• Defensively, the Devils were one of the stingiest squads in league play, giving up 220 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank fifth.
• Its +20 goal differential ranked 12th in the league.
• The 61 power-play goals the Devils scored last season were fourth-best in the NHL (on 216 power-play chances).
• New Jersey's 28.24% power-play conversion rate was the third-best in the league.
• The Devils recorded seven shorthanded goals last season (12th among NHL teams).
• New Jersey had the league's second-best penalty-kill percentage (82.67%).
• New Jersey won 49.8% of its faceoffs (18th in NHL).
• The Devils shot 10.4% as a team (19th in the league).

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus' 267 goals last season (3.3 per game) ranked seventh in the league.
• The Blue Jackets' total of 267 goals conceded (3.3 per game) was 25th in the NHL.
• It had the 15th-ranked goal differential in the league at 0.
• With 35 power-play goals (on 185 chances), the Blue Jackets were 28th in the NHL.
• Columbus' power-play percentage (18.92) ranked the team 23rd in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blue Jackets had nine.
• The 76.96% penalty-kill percentage of Columbus was 22nd in the league.
• At 47.8%, Columbus had the NHL's 27th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.2%, the Blue Jackets were ninth in the league.