Predators vs. Blue Jackets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 9

In a season opener, the Nashville Predators will face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, Oct. 9 at Bridgestone Arena. Predators (-115) versus Blue Jackets (-105) appears pretty close, according to the moneyline odds.

As the action begins for the beginning of the NHL season, here's who we project to emerge victorious in Thursday's action.

Predators vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Nashville Predators and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blue Jackets 4 - Predators 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.95 goals)
  

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Predators vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Predators-Blue Jackets game.

• Favorite: Predators (-115)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (-105)

Predators Betting Insights

• The Predators won 18 of their 40 games when listed as a moneyline favorite last season (45.0%).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -115 or shorter, Nashville had a 17-22 record (winning 43.6% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Predators a 53.5% chance to win.
• Nashville and its opponent combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 33 of 82 games last season.

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• Last season the Blue Jackets were an underdog 66 times, and won 28, or 42.4%, of those games.
• Columbus had a record of 28-37, a 43.1% win rate, when set as an underdog by -105 or more last season.
• The Blue Jackets have a 51.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Columbus played 46 games last season with more than 6.5 goals.

Predators Key Stats

• Nashville ranked 31st in the league last season with 212 goals scored (2.6 per game).
• Defensively, the Predators allowed 274 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 27th in NHL play.
• Its -62 goal differential ranked 30th in the league.
• The 50 power-play goals the Predators scored last season (15th in the NHL) came via 229 power-play chances.
• Nashville's 21.83% power-play conversion rate ranked 18th in the league.
• The Predators scored one shorthanded goal last season.
• Nashville's 81.48% penalty-kill success rate was the seventh-best in the league.
• Nashville won 51.3% of its faceoffs to rank 11th in the NHL.
• The Predators shot 8.8% as a team (32nd in the league).

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• With 267 goals (3.3 per game) last season, Columbus had the NHL's seventh-best offense.
• The Blue Jackets' total of 267 goals allowed (3.3 per game) was 25th in the league.
• It had the 15th-ranked goal differential in the league at 0.
• The Blue Jackets had 35 power-play goals (on 185 chances), 28th in the NHL.
• Columbus scored on 18.92% of its power plays, No. 23 in the league.
• The Blue Jackets had nine shorthanded goals (sixth in league).
• The 76.96% penalty-kill percentage of Columbus was 22nd in the league.
• At 47.8%, Columbus had the league's 27th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The Blue Jackets' 11.2% shooting percentage was ninth in the league.