Red Wings vs. Flames NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 24

Both the Detroit Red Wings and Calgary Flames are coming off a win, heading into their matchup at Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. The Flames are underdogs despite being at home, at +110, and the Red Wings are -130.

Detroit won 5-2 on the road its last time out on Oct. 22 against the Vancouver Canucks. Daniil Tarasov saved zero Canucks shots while allowing zero goals.

In its most recent game on Oct. 22, Calgary earned a 2-1 home victory against the Minnesota Wild. Adam Klapka (one assist) and Morgan Frost (one assist) were among the five Flames players who recorded one point each in that outing.

Here's our prediction for who will claim the win in Saturday's game.

Red Wings vs. Flames Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Detroit Red Wings and Calgary Flames, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Flames 4 - Red Wings 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Red Wings vs. Flames Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Red Wings-Flames game.

• Favorite: Red Wings (-130)
• Underdog: Flames (+110)

Red Wings Betting Insights

• The Red Wings have been victorious in four of their eight games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (50.0%).
• When playing with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter, Detroit has put together a 3-2 record (winning 60.0% of its games).
• The Red Wings have a 56.5% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• Detroit's 10 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals six times.

Flames Betting Insights

• This season the Flames have won three of the seven games in which they've been an underdog.
• Calgary has a record of 3-3 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +110 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 47.6% chance of victory for the Flames.
• Calgary and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in six of nine games this season.

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit's 27 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 24th in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Red Wings have been one of the stingiest units in NHL play, allowing 28 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank fifth.
• It has the league's 17th-ranked goal differential at -1.
• The eight power-play goals the Red Wings have recorded this season (10th-most in the NHL) have come on 36 power-play chances.
• Detroit has the league's 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22.22%).
• Detroit's 69.44% penalty-kill success rate ranks 26th in the league.
• Detroit wins 49.3% of its faceoffs to rank 21st in the NHL.
• The Red Wings shoot 9% as a team (28th in the league).

Flames Key Stats

• Calgary has 19 goals this season (2.1 per game), 31st in the league.
• The Flames allow 4.2 goals per game (38 in total), 28th in the NHL.
• it has the 31st-ranked goal differential in the league at -19.
• The Flames have six power-play goals (21st in NHL) on 23 chances.
• Calgary has the league's fifth-best power-play percentage (26.09%).
• In terms of shorthanded goal, the Flames have one.
• At 83.87%, Calgary has the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Calgary is 19th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.9%).
• With a shooting percentage of 7.3%, the Flames are 32nd in the league.