Calgary Flames vs Edmonton Oilers Betting Pick & Prediction 10/13/24
Planning on watching today’s Flames and Oilers game? Catch the action at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB, as the Oilers hosts this showdown at 8:00 ET on NHLN. The over/under for this Pacific division contest is set at 6.5 goals, with the Oilers being favored by -1.5 at home against the Flames.
CALGARY FLAMES VS EDMONTON OILERS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Edmonton Oilers -1.5
This game will be played at Rogers Place at 8:00 ET on Sunday, October 13th.
WHY BET THE EDMONTON OILERS:
- The Oilers enter this game as 1.5-goal favorites and in our projections and we anticipate them winning by a score of 4-3.
- Take the Oilers on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Flames (+1.5)
Will Calgary Be The Talk of Rogers Place?
With a 6-3 win over the Flyers, the Flames moved to 2-0-0 this season. Calgary covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total of 9 goals surpassed the pre-game line of 6.
Four different players scored for the Flames, with Huberdeau and Kadri each netting two goals. Calgary took a 2-0 lead in the first period and added three more goals in the third to secure the victory.
Calgary’s offense fired 32 shots on goal, resulting in 6 goals in their 6-3 win over the Flyers. Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri each scored twice, with Kadri’s second goal coming on an empty net. Huberdeau was perfect, scoring on both of his shots, while Kadri found the net on two of his three shots.
The Flames scored twice in the first period, added a third on a power play in the second, and netted three more in the third period. Andrei Kuzmenko picked up his fourth assist of the season on Kadri’s empty-netter.
Defensively, the Flames will look to improve after allowing 3 goals to the Flyers. Dustin Wolf made 37 saves with a 92.5% save percentage. The defense recorded 5 takeaways and 29 hits but will aim to reduce the 40 shots on goal they allowed last game. Two of the Flyers’ goals came late in the 2nd and 3rd periods, with the last being a power-play goal at 2:49 in the 3rd.
Can the Oilers Pull Off a Home Win?
After a 5-2 loss to the Blackhawks, Edmonton’s record dropped to 0-2-0. The Oilers were favored on the puck line, but failed to cover. The total was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals went over.
Edmonton tied the game at 1-1 in the second period, but the Blackhawks responded with four unanswered goals. Corey Perry and Leon Draisaitl each scored for the Oilers.
In their 5-2 loss to Chicago, the Oilers fired 38 shots on goal but only found the net twice. Corey Perry scored his first goal of the season, while Leon Draisaitl added a power-play goal in the third period. Draisaitl’s goal was his first of the year.
Connor McDavid picked up his first assist of the season on Draisaitl’s goal, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also earned an assist. The Oilers had 9 giveaways in the game.
Edmonton’s defense gave up the first goal at 4:10 in the 1st period and allowed four more after tying the game at 1-1. The Oilers had 13 takeaways and 9 hits, but Calvin Pickard made just 15 saves with a 75% save percentage. Three of the Blackhawks’ goals came on the power play, including two in the 3rd period.