Oilers vs. Maple Leafs NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 13

Zach Hyman will be coming off a hat trick when his Edmonton Oilers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. The oddsmakers have made the Oilers solid favorites at -135 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Maple Leafs are at +114.

Edmonton earned a 4-1 victory at home its last time out on Dec. 11 against the Detroit Red Wings. Connor McDavid led the Oilers with four points (four assists).

Toronto's most recent game was a home overtime loss, 3-2, against the San Jose Sharks on Dec. 11. William Nylander led the Maple Leafs with two points (two assists) in that outing.

Prepare for this showdown with a look at who we project to come out on top in Saturday's game.

Oilers vs. Maple Leafs Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Oilers 5 - Maple Leafs 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.02 goals)
  

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Oilers vs. Maple Leafs Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Oilers-Maple Leafs game.

• Favorite: Oilers (-135)
• Underdog: Maple Leafs (+114)

Oilers Betting Insights

• The Oilers are 12-12 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter, Edmonton has put together a 10-10 record (winning 50.0% of its games).
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Oilers have an implied probability of 57.4% to win.
• In 17 games this season, Edmonton and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Maple Leafs Betting Insights

• This season the Maple Leafs have won four of the 10 games in which they've been an underdog.
• Toronto has entered six games this season as an underdog by +114 or more and is 2-4 in those contests.
• The moneyline set in this outing implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Maple Leafs.
• Toronto has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 18 of 30 games this season.

Oilers Key Stats

• Edmonton's 103 total goals (3.3 per game) rank sixth in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Oilers are conceding 105 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 24th in NHL action.
• Its -2 goal differential ranks 17th in the league.
• The 25 power-play goals the Oilers have recorded this season (third-most in the NHL) have come on 78 power-play chances.
• Edmonton's 32.05% power-play conversion rate is the second-best in the league.
• The Oilers have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
• Edmonton's 81.4% penalty-kill success rate ranks 15th in the league.
• Edmonton wins the fifth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.9%.
• The Oilers shoot 11.6% as a team (sixth in the league).

Maple Leafs Key Stats

• Toronto is ninth in the league in scoring (99 goals, 3.3 per game).
• The Maple Leafs' total of 95 goals allowed (3.2 per game) is 17th in the NHL.
• Its +4 goal differential ranks 12th in the league.
• The Maple Leafs have 11 power-play goals (on 76 chances), 32nd in the NHL.
• Toronto's power-play percentage (14.47) puts the team 31st in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Maple Leafs have two.
• Toronto's has the 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (82.14%).
• Toronto wins 57.1% of faceoffs, No. 1 in the NHL.
• The 12.2% shooting percentage of the Maple Leafs is third in the league.