Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 7

Both the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets are coming off a loss, heading into their matchup at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. Red Wings (-115) versus Blue Jackets (-105) looks pretty close, according to the moneyline odds.

Detroit's last game was a 5-4 home loss to the Minnesota Wild on April 5. The Red Wings were led by Patrick Kane (one goal and one assist) and Axel Sandin Pellikka (one goal and one assist).

Columbus' last game was a home loss, 2-1, against the Winnipeg Jets on April 4. Three Blue Jackets players had one point each in that matchup, including Ivan Provorov (one goal) and Kirill Marchenko (one assist).

Ahead of this matchup, here's who we predict to emerge victorious in Tuesday's hockey action.

Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blue Jackets 4 - Red Wings 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.92 goals)
  

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Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Red Wings-Blue Jackets matchup.

• Favorite: Red Wings (-115)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (-105)

Red Wings Betting Insights

• In the 34 times this season the Red Wings have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 17-17 in those games.
• Detroit is 16-16 (winning 50.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Red Wings have a 53.5% chance to win.
• Detroit and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 31 of 76 games this season.

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• This season the Blue Jackets have been an underdog 41 times, and won 15, or 36.6%, of those games.
• Columbus is 14-25 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -105 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this matchup implies a 51.2% chance of victory for the Blue Jackets.
• Columbus' games this season have had over 6.5 goals 34 of 75 times.

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit's 223 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 22nd in the league.
• Defensively, the Red Wings are giving up 231 total goals (three per game) to rank 11th in league action.
• It has the league's 17th-ranked goal differential at -8.
• The 52 power-play goals the Red Wings have scored this season (10th-most in the NHL) have come on 236 power-play chances.
• Detroit has the league's 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22.03%).
• The Red Wings have recorded two shorthanded goals this season (29th among NHL teams).
• Detroit has the league's 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.27%).
• Detroit wins 50.8% of its faceoffs (13th in NHL).
• The Red Wings connect on 10.3% of their shots (27th in the league).

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• With 235 goals (3.0 per game), Columbus has the league's 17th-ranked offense.
• The Blue Jackets have conceded 236 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 17th in the NHL.
• it has the 15th-ranked goal differential in the league at -1.
• The Blue Jackets have 36 power-play goals (on 184 chances), 29th in the NHL.
• Columbus has the league's 20th-ranked power-play percentage (19.57%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blue Jackets have five.
• At 76.53%, Columbus has the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Columbus wins 50.4% of faceoffs, 15th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.6% shooting percentage of the Blue Jackets is 21st in the league.