Senators vs. Blue Jackets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 20

The Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue Jackets -- the former coming off a loss, the latter a victory -- will face each other on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. The Blue Jackets are small underdogs, at -105, and the Senators are -115.

Ottawa fell 4-3 in overtime on the road its last time out on Jan. 18 against the Detroit Red Wings. Drake Batherson led the Senators with two points (one goal and one assist).

Columbus' last game was a shootout victory on the road on Jan. 17 against the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 (2-1). Seven Blue Jackets skaters had one point each in that matchup, including Erik Gudbranson (one assist) and Zachary Werenski (one assist).

Before watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which team will take home the victory in Tuesday's hockey action.

Senators vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Senators 4 - Blue Jackets 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.05 goals)
  

Pick with the best in the business! Get free picks for every game, every week at the Dunkel Index.

Senators vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Senators-Blue Jackets matchup.

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

Senators Betting Insights

• The Senators have been victorious in 17 of their 34 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (50.0%).
• Ottawa is 17-17 when playing with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter (50.0% win percentage).
• The Senators have a 53.5% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Ottawa and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 26 of 48 games this season.

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• This season the Blue Jackets have won 10 of the 31 games, or 32.3%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Columbus has entered 30 games this season as the underdog by -105 or more and is 10-20 in those contests.
• The Blue Jackets have a 51.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Columbus has played 23 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Senators Key Stats

• Ottawa's 156 total goals (3.2 per game) make it the 13th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Senators have given up 163 total goals (3.4 per game), ranking 27th in league action in goals against.
• Its goal differential (-7) ranks 18th in the league.
• The 39 power-play goals the Senators have recorded this season (fourth-most in the NHL) have come on 159 power-play chances.
• Ottawa is seventh in the league with a 24.53% power-play conversion rate.
• The three shorthanded goals the Senators have scored this season rank 17th among NHL teams.
• Ottawa has the league's 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (71.53%).
• Ottawa wins the second-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 55%.
• The Senators make 11.4% of their shots (11th in the league).

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus has 143 goals this season (3.0 per game), 20th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets allow 3.3 goals per game (159 in total), 23rd in the league.
• it has the 23rd-ranked goal differential in the league at -16.
• With 24 power-play goals (on 120 chances), the Blue Jackets are 24th in the NHL.
• Columbus scores on 20% of its power plays, No. 17 in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets have three shorthanded goals (17th in league).
• The 74.81% penalty-kill percentage of Columbus is 29th in the league.
• At 50.9%, Columbus has the league's ninth-best faceoff win percentage.
• The Blue Jackets' 9.8% shooting percentage is 27th in the league.