Senators vs. Blue Jackets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 29

The Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue Jackets -- the former coming off a defeat, the latter a win -- will face each other on Monday at 7 p.m. ET, at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. The bookmakers have made the Senators solid favorites at -205 on the moneyline, and the Blue Jackets are at +170.

Ottawa's most recent game was a 7-5 road loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Dec. 27. Three Senators skaters had two points each, including Stephen Halliday (two assists) and Jordan Spence (one goal and one assist).

Columbus won its most recent game 4-2 at home against the New York Islanders on Dec. 28. The Blue Jackets got two points apiece out of three players in that matchup, including Denton Mateychuk (two assists) and Kirill Marchenko (two goals).

Prepare for this matchup with a look at who we predict will come out on top in Monday's contest.

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, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blue Jackets 3 - Senators 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.03 goals)
  

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Senators vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Senators (-205)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+170)

Senators Betting Insights

• The Senators are 13-13 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• Ottawa has had moneyline odds of -205 or shorter once this season, and won.
• The Senators' implied moneyline win probability is 67.2% in this contest.
• Ottawa's 37 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 20 times.

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• This season the Blue Jackets have won seven of the 26 games, or 26.9%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Columbus has played as an underdog of +170 or more one time this season and lost.
• The moneyline set for this outing implies a 37.0% chance of victory for the Blue Jackets.
• Columbus has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 18 of 37 games this season.

Senators Key Stats

• Ottawa's 121 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 10th in the league.
• Defensively, the Senators are giving up 120 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 20th in NHL play.
• Its goal differential (+1) ranks 13th in the league.
• The 31 power-play goals the Senators have scored this season (on 118 power-play chances) are the third-most in the NHL.
• Ottawa's 26.27% power-play conversion rate is the fourth-best in the league.
• The Senators have capitalized with two shorthanded goals this season (18th among NHL squads).
• Ottawa's 70.59% penalty-kill success rate ranks 32nd in the league.
• Ottawa has the best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 56.5%.
• The Senators shoot 11.7% as a team (seventh in the league).

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus' 108 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank 20th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets concede 3.4 goals per game (126 in total), 24th in the league.
• it has the 29th-ranked goal differential in the league at -18.
• With 19 power-play goals (on 96 chances), the Blue Jackets are 22nd in the NHL.
• Columbus scores on 19.79% of its power plays, No. 14 in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets have two shorthanded goals (18th in NHL).
• The 74.76% penalty-kill percentage of Columbus is 29th in the NHL.
• Columbus wins 50.9% of faceoffs, 13th-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.7%, the Blue Jackets are 29th in the league.