Oilers vs. Golden Knights NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 4

Mitchell Marner will be coming off a hat trick when his Vegas Golden Knights visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. The Golden Knights are small underdogs, at -105, and the Oilers are -115.

Edmonton earned a 3-1 victory at home its last time out on April 2 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Nine Oilers players recorded one point each, including Adam Henrique (one goal) and Jack Roslovic (one assist).

Vegas won at home in its most recent game on April 2, 6-3 over the Calgary Flames. Marner had five points (three goals and two assists) in that outing for the Golden Knights.

Here's our prediction for who will clinch the victory in Saturday's matchup.

Oilers vs. Golden Knights Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Oilers 3 - Golden Knights 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.08 goals)
  

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Oilers vs. Golden Knights Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Oilers-Golden Knights matchup.

• Favorite: Oilers (-115)
• Underdog: Golden Knights (-105)

Oilers Betting Insights

• The Oilers are 32-28 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• When playing with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter, Edmonton is 32-28 (winning 53.3% of the time).
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Oilers have a 53.5% chance to win.
• Edmonton and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 45 of 75 games this season.

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• The Golden Knights have been listed as an underdog 13 times this season, and won four, or 30.8%, of those games.
• Vegas has a record of 4-9, a 30.8% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of -105 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 51.2% chance of victory for the Golden Knights.
• Vegas' games this season have had over 6.5 goals 35 of 75 times.

Oilers Key Stats

• Edmonton has scored the third-most goals in the NHL (264 total, 3.5 per game).
• Defensively, the Oilers are giving up 249 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 27th in NHL play.
• It has the league's 11th-ranked goal differential at +15.
• The 62 power-play goals the Oilers have scored this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 206 power-play chances.
• Edmonton has a league-best 30.1% power-play conversion rate.
• The six shorthanded goals the Oilers have scored this season rank 11th among NHL teams.
• Edmonton has the league's 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.26%).
• Edmonton wins the sixth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.5%.
• The Oilers shoot 11.7% as a team (eighth in the league).

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas has 241 goals this season (3.2 per game), 13th in the league.
• The Golden Knights' total of 232 goals conceded (3.0 per game) is 17th in the league.
• Its +9 goal differential ranks 14th in the league.
• With 53 power-play goals (on 220 chances), the Golden Knights are seventh-best in the NHL.
• Vegas scores on 24.09% of its power plays, No. 7 in the NHL.
• The Golden Knights have five shorthanded goals (21st in league).
• Vegas' has the third-best penalty-kill percentage (82.11%).
• Vegas is 11th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51%).
• The Golden Knights' 11% shooting percentage is 17th in the league.