Oilers vs. Kings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 13

The Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings are coming off a win and a defeat, respectively, heading into their matchup at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. ET. The Kings are underdogs despite being the hosts, at +110, and the Oilers are -130.

Edmonton won 3-1 on the road its last time out on Oct. 10 against the San Jose Sharks. The Oilers got one point apiece out of nine skaters, including Connor Murphy (one assist) and Mattias Ekholm (one goal).

Here's our prediction for who will clinch the win in Tuesday's matchup.

Oilers vs. Kings Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Oilers 5 - Kings 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Oilers vs. Kings Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Oilers-Kings matchup.

• Favorite: Oilers (-130)
• Underdog: Kings (+110)

Oilers Betting Insights

• In the five times this season the Oilers have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 4-1 in those games.
• Edmonton is 4-1 when playing with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter (80.0% win percentage).
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Oilers' implied win probability is 56.5%.
• Edmonton's five matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals three times.

Kings Betting Insights

• The Kings were an underdog in four games last season, and did not win any of them.
• Los Angeles was at least a +110 moneyline underdog four times last season, and lost each of those games.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 47.6% chance of victory for the Kings.
• Los Angeles and its opponent combined for more than 6.5 goals twice last season.

Oilers Key Stats

• Edmonton's 25 total goals (five per game) make it the fourth-highest scoring team in the league.
• Defensively, the Oilers are giving up 17 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 17th in league action.
• It has the league's fifth-best goal differential at +8.
• The four power-play goals the Oilers have put up this season (on 18 power-play chances) are the ninth-most in the NHL.
• Edmonton ranks 12th in the league with a 22.22% power-play conversion rate.
• The Oilers have scored two shorthanded goals this season to pace the NHL.
• Edmonton has the league's 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (66.67%).
• Edmonton wins 54.4% of its faceoffs to rank third in the NHL.
• The Oilers' 18.8% shooting percentage leads the league.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles had 220 goals last season (2.7 per game), 29th in the NHL.
• The Kings conceded 2.9 goals per game (238 in total), the seventh-fewest in the league.
• With a goal differential of -18, it was 20th in the league.
• The Kings had 38 power-play goals (on 224 chances), 28th in the NHL.
• Los Angeles scored on 16.96% of its power plays, No. 28 in the NHL.
• The Kings had seven shorthanded goals (10th in NHL).
• At 74.58%, Los Angeles had the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Los Angeles won 49.8% of faceoffs, 17th in the NHL.
• The Kings' 9.6% shooting percentage was 30th in the league.