Golden Knights vs. Blue Jackets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 8

The Vegas Golden Knights (18-11-12) host the Columbus Blue Jackets (18-17-7) on Thursday, Jan. 8, with the Golden Knights coming off a win and the Blue Jackets a loss. The Blue Jackets are underdogs on the road, at +124, and the Golden Knights are -148.

Vegas won 4-3 on the road its last time out on Jan. 6 against the Winnipeg Jets. The Golden Knights got two points each out of Tomas Hertl (one goal and one assist) and Mitchell Marner (two assists).

Columbus' most recent game was a road loss, 5-2, against the San Jose Sharks on Jan. 6. The Blue Jackets got one point apiece out of five players in that matchup, including Dmitri Voronkov (one assist) and Sean Monahan (one goal).

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will emerge with the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Golden Knights vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Golden Knights 4 - Blue Jackets 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.94 goals)
  

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Golden Knights vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Golden Knights-Blue Jackets game.

• Favorite: Golden Knights (-148)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+124)

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• The Golden Knights have won 44.1% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (15-19).
• Vegas is 12-11 (victorious in 52.2% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter.
• The Golden Knights have a 59.7% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Vegas and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 20 of 41 games this season.

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• This season the Blue Jackets have won eight of the 27 games, or 29.6%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Columbus is 4-8 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +124 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Blue Jackets, based on the moneyline, is 44.6%.
• Columbus has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 20 of 42 games this season.

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas ranks 18th in the league with 127 goals scored (3.1 per game).
• Defensively, the Golden Knights have been one of the stingiest squads in NHL play, conceding 124 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 10th.
• Its goal differential (+3) ranks 12th in the league.
• The 32 power-play goals the Golden Knights have scored this season (on 127 power-play chances) are the eighth-most in the NHL.
• Vegas' 25.2% power-play conversion rate is the fifth-best in the league.
• The Golden Knights have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• Vegas has the league's sixth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.83%).
• Vegas has the seventh-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 51.8%.
• The Golden Knights have a 10.7% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 16th in the league.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus has 125 goals this season (3.0 per game), 20th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have allowed 141 total goals this season (3.4 per game), 25th in the NHL.
• Its -16 goal differential ranks 25th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have 19 power-play goals (on 106 chances), 27th in the NHL.
• Columbus has the league's 20th-ranked power-play percentage (17.92%).
• This season, the Blue Jackets have three shorthanded goals (13th in NHL).
• Columbus' has the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.03%).
• Columbus wins 50.9% of faceoffs, 13th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets' 9.9% shooting percentage is 29th in the league.