Oilers vs. Golden Knights NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 21

The Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights -- both coming off losses -- will face each other on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET, at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The bookmakers have made the Oilers solid favorites at -135 on the moneyline, and the Golden Knights are at +114.

Edmonton fell in a 5-2 defeat on the road its last time out on Dec. 20 against the Minnesota Wild. Leon Draisaitl had two points (two assists) for the Oilers.

Vegas' most recent game was a road loss, 6-3, to the Calgary Flames on Dec. 20. Mitchell Marner (two assists) and Mark Stone (one goal and one assist) both had two points for the Golden Knights in that outing.

Before this matchup, here's who we project to bring home the win in Sunday's hockey game.

Oilers vs. Golden Knights Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Oilers 4 - Golden Knights 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.93 goals)
  

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Oilers vs. Golden Knights Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Oilers-Golden Knights game.

• Favorite: Oilers (-135)
• Underdog: Golden Knights (+114)

Oilers Betting Insights

• The Oilers are 15-13 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• Edmonton is 13-11 (victorious in 54.2% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Oilers have a 57.4% chance to win.
• In 20 games this season, Edmonton and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• This season the Golden Knights have been an underdog three times, and won one of those games.
• Vegas has played as a moneyline underdog of +114 or longer two times so far this season. They split the games 1-1.
• The moneyline in this contest implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Golden Knights.
• Vegas has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 14 of 33 games this season.

Oilers Key Stats

• Edmonton's 121 total goals (3.4 per game) make it the fourth-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Oilers are giving up 122 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 29th in NHL play.
• It has the league's 15th-ranked goal differential at -1.
• The 31 power-play goals the Oilers have scored this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 96 power-play chances.
• Edmonton has a league-leading 32.29% power-play conversion rate.
• The Oilers have capitalized with four shorthanded goals this season (sixth among NHL squads).
• Edmonton kills 79.41% of opponent power plays, the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Edmonton wins 52.8% of its faceoffs to rank fourth in the NHL.
• The Oilers shoot 11.8% as a team (fourth in the league).

Golden Knights Key Stats

• With 99 goals (three per game), Vegas has the NHL's 21st-ranked offense.
• The Golden Knights concede 2.8 goals per game (94 in total), the sixth-fewest in the league.
• Its +5 goal differential is the seventh-best in the league.
• The Golden Knights have 26 power-play goals (on 103 chances), seventh in the NHL.
• Vegas' power-play percentage (25.24) puts the team seventh in the league.
• The Golden Knights have one shorthanded goal (24th in league).
• The 84.15% penalty-kill percentage of Vegas is third in the NHL.
• Vegas is fifth in faceoff win rate in the NHL (52.7%).
• The Golden Knights' 10.1% shooting percentage is 22nd in the league.