Flames vs. Red Wings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 10

Both the Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings are coming off a win, heading into their meeting at Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET. The oddsmakers see this as a close one, with the Flames -110 to win on the moneyline, and the Red Wings at -110.

Calgary claimed a 7-4 victory at home its last time out on Dec. 8 against the Buffalo Sabres. The Flames got three points each out of Yegor Sharangovich (two goals and one assist) and Nazem Kadri (one goal and two assists).

In its most recent game on Dec. 8, Detroit secured a 4-0 road victory against the Vancouver Canucks. Axel Sandin Pellikka had two points (two assists) in that outing for the Red Wings.

Before watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which club will bring home the win in Wednesday's hockey action.

Flames vs. Red Wings Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Flames 4 - Red Wings 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.99 goals)
  

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Flames vs. Red Wings Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Flames-Red Wings matchup.

• Favorite: Flames (-110)
• Underdog: Red Wings (-110)

Flames Betting Insights

• The Flames have been victorious in three of their five games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (60.0%).
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -110 or shorter, Calgary has put together a 4-2 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Flames have an implied probability of 52.4% to win.
• Calgary's games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 11 times.

Red Wings Betting Insights

• This season the Red Wings have been an underdog 15 times, and won eight, or 53.3%, of those games.
• This season Detroit has won nine of its 16 games, or 56.2%, when it's the underdog by at least -110 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Red Wings have a 52.4% chance to win.
• Detroit has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 15 of 30 games this season.

Flames Key Stats

• Calgary ranks 30th in the NHL with 77 goals scored (2.5 per game).
• Defensively, the Flames are giving up 90 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 17th in league action.
• It has the league's 25th-ranked goal differential at -13.
• The 15 power-play goals the Flames have scored this season (to rank 20th in the NHL) have come on 100 power-play chances.
• Calgary ranks 29th in the league with a 15% power-play conversion rate.
• The three shorthanded goals the Flames have scored this season rank seventh among NHL squads.
• Calgary kills 82.69% of opponent power plays, the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Calgary wins 49.9% of its faceoffs to rank 16th in the NHL.
• The Flames make 8.6% of their shots (32nd in the league).

Red Wings Key Stats

• With 93 goals (3.1 per game), Detroit has the NHL's 10th-best offense.
• The Red Wings concede 3.3 goals per game (100 in total), 24th in the league.
• it has the 22nd-ranked goal differential in the league at -7.
• The Red Wings have 23 power-play goals (on 96 chances), third in the NHL.
• Detroit scores on 23.96% of its power plays, No. 7 in the league.
• At 79.01%, Detroit has the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Detroit is eighth in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (52.3%).
• The 10.4% shooting percentage of the Red Wings is 18th in the league.