Oilers vs. Flames betting odds and trends

Data Skrive:

The Edmonton Oilers have been made -270 favorites over the Calgary Flames (+220) playing at home on Sunday at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

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Moneyline

Oilers to win vs Flames -270

Bet $20, Payout $27.41

Oilers vs. Flames Game Info & Betting Lines

Edmonton’s games last season finished above this matchup’s total of 6.5 goals 50 times.
Calgary played 42 games last season that finished with over 6.5 goals.
The two teams averaged 6.6 goals per game combined, 0.1 more than this one’s total.
Opponents of these teams combined to averaged 6.1 goals per game, 0.4 fewer than this one’s over/under.
The Flames were 18th in the league in goals scored, compared to the fourth-ranked Oilers.
The Flames were 22nd in the league in goals allowed, and the Oilers were 10th.

The Oilers scored the fourth-most goals in the NHL last season (292 total, 3.6 per game).
The Oilers conceded 236 total goals (2.9 per game), the 10th-fewest in NHL action.
They had the league’s sixth-best goal differential at +56.
The Flames had 253 goals last season (3.1 per game), 18th in the NHL.
The Flames allowed 3.3 goals per game (267 in total), 22nd in the NHL.
They had the 20th-ranked goal differential in the league at -14.

The Oilers were favored on the moneyline 91 times last season, and finished 58-33 in those games.
Edmonton went 13-2 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -270 or shorter.
Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Oilers’ implied win probability is 73.0%.
The Flames won 19, or 44.2%, of the 43 games they played as an underdog last season.
Calgary was not a bigger underdog last season than the +220 moneyline odds it has for this matchup.
Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Flames have a 31.2% chance to win.

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One of Edmonton’s top offensive players last season was Connor McDavid, who had 132 points (32 goals, 100 assists) and played an average of 19:47 per game.
In 81 games, Leon Draisaitl had 41 goals and 65 assists.
Evan Bouchard scored 18 goals and added 64 assists in 81 games for Edmonton.
In 59 games, Stuart Skinner had a record of 36-16-5. He conceded 147 goals (2.62 goals against average) and racked up 1406 saves.

Nazem Kadri was a key offensive option for Calgary last season, with 75 points. He put up 29 goals and 46 assists in 82 games.
Calgary’s Yegor Sharangovich racked up 59 total points (0.7 per game), with 31 goals and 28 assists.
Blake Coleman had 30 goals and 24 assists, for a season point total of 54.
Calgary’s Daniel Vladar was 8-9-2 last season, allowing 68 goals (3.6 goals against average) with an .882 save percentage (62nd in the league).

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