Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 2

The Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat -- will play on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. The Blue Jackets are underdogs away from home, at +160, and the Hurricanes are -192.

Carolina won 5-2 on the road its last time out on March 31 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Nikolaj Ehlers' three points (one goal and two assists) led the Hurricanes.

Columbus played at home in its last game on March 31, and lost 5-2 against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Blue Jackets were led in that matchup by Mason Marchment (two assists) and Kirill Marchenko (one goal and one assist).

Here is our prediction for who will capture the win in Thursday's matchup.

Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 5 - Blue Jackets 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.92 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Hurricanes-Blue Jackets game.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-192)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+160)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes have gone 43-22 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• Carolina is 20-8 (winning 71.4% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -192 or shorter.
• The Hurricanes' implied moneyline win probability is 65.8% in this contest.
• Carolina's games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 39 times.

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets have won 15, or 37.5%, of the 40 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Columbus has entered six games this season as the underdog by +160 or more and is 4-2 in those contests.
• The moneyline in this outing implies a 38.5% chance of victory for the Blue Jackets.
• Columbus has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 34 of 73 games this season.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 258 total goals (3.5 per game) rank sixth in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes have allowed 215 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking sixth in league action for the fewest goals against.
• It has the league's fourth-best goal differential at +43.
• The 55 power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season (on 224 power-play chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.
• Carolina ranks fifth in the league with a 24.55% power-play conversion rate.
• The Hurricanes have scored 11 shorthanded goals this season to pace the NHL.
• Carolina's 80.57% penalty-kill success rate ranks 12th in the league.
• Carolina wins 50.4% of its faceoffs (15th in NHL).
• The Hurricanes have a 10.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 20th in the league.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus has 233 goals this season (3.1 per game), 17th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets have conceded 229 total goals this season (3.0 per game), 17th in the league.
• it has the 15th-ranked goal differential in the league at +4.
• The Blue Jackets have 36 power-play goals (on 180 chances), 27th in the NHL.
• Columbus has the league's 17th-ranked power-play percentage (20%).
• This season, the Blue Jackets have five shorthanded goals (20th in NHL).
• The 76.67% penalty-kill percentage of Columbus is 26th in the league.
• Columbus is 16th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (50.3%).
• The Blue Jackets' 10.6% shooting percentage is 22nd in the league.