Jets vs. Blackhawks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 31

The Winnipeg Jets and Chicago Blackhawks -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a loss -- will face each other on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. ET, at United Center in Chicago. The Blackhawks are underdogs despite being the hosts, at +124, and the Jets are -148.

Winnipeg won 4-2 on the road its last time out on March 28 against the Colorado Avalanche. Gabriel Vilardi led the Jets with two points (one goal and one assist).

Chicago lost 5-3 on the road against the New Jersey Devils in its last game on March 29. Anton Frondell (two assists) and Frank Nazar (two goals) both had two points for the Blackhawks in that matchup.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will come out on top in Tuesday's hockey action.

Jets vs. Blackhawks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Winnipeg Jets and Chicago Blackhawks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blackhawks 4 - Jets 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.97 goals)
  

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Jets vs. Blackhawks Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Jets-Blackhawks matchup.

• Favorite: Jets (-148)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+124)

Jets Betting Insights

• In the 39 times this season the Jets have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 20-19 in those games.
• Winnipeg is 6-8 (winning 42.9% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter.
• The Jets have a 59.7% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Winnipeg and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 40 of 72 games this season.

Blackhawks Betting Insights

• This season the Blackhawks have won 27 of the 68 games, or 39.7%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Chicago has entered 53 games this season as the underdog by +124 or more and is 20-33 in those contests.
• The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 44.6% chance of victory for the Blackhawks.
• Chicago has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 35 of 73 games this season.

Jets Key Stats

• Winnipeg's 207 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 24th in the league.
• Defensively, the Jets are giving up 221 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 14th in league play.
• Its goal differential (-14) ranks 20th in the league.
• The 35 power-play goals the Jets have put up this season (on 204 power-play chances) rank 29th in the NHL.
• Winnipeg's 17.16% power-play conversion rate ranks 28th in the league.
• The Jets have scored six shorthanded goals this season.
• Winnipeg has the league's 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.33%).
• Winnipeg wins 50.8% of its faceoffs (12th in NHL).
• The Jets make 10.8% of their shots (19th in the league).

Blackhawks Key Stats

• Chicago has 189 goals this season (2.6 per game), 30th in the NHL.
• The Blackhawks concede 3.2 goals per game (239 in total), 25th in the NHL.
• it has the 31st-ranked goal differential in the league at -50.
• The Blackhawks have 38 power-play goals (on 213 chances), 22nd in the NHL.
• Chicago has the league's 25th-ranked power-play percentage (17.84%).
• The Blackhawks have five shorthanded goals (20th in NHL).
• At 84.16%, Chicago has the No. 1 penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Chicago is 31st in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (46.3%).
• The Blackhawks' 10.4% shooting percentage is 25th in the league.