Oilers vs. Lightning Prediction: Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 14, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 13, 2023

The Edmonton Oilers and Tampa Bay Lightning — the former coming off a win, the latter a loss — will play on Thursday at 9:00 PM ET, at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The oddsmakers have made the Oilers solid favorites at -170 on the moneyline, and the Lightning are at +140.

The betting facts in the article below reflect odds as of December 14, 2023 at 3:14 PM ET. Head to the article below for the latest lines for this outing and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Oilers vs. Lightning Betting Odds

  • Moneyline: EDM: (-170) | TB: (+140)
  • Puck line: EDM: -1.5 (141) | TB: +1.5 (-172)
  • Total: 6.5 — Over: (-123) | Under: (+102)

Injury Report as of December 14

Oilers: Ryan Fanti: Hip (Out), Dylan Holloway: Knee (Out)

Lightning: Victor Hedman: Upper Body (Out), Brent Seabrook: Shoulder/Back/Hip (Out), Logan Brown: Undisclosed (Out), Conor Sheary: Upper Body (Out)

Oilers vs. Lightning Predictions & Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Oilers
Total Pick Over (6.5)
Spread Pick Oilers (-1.5)

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Oilers vs. Lightning Team Stats

Oilers Avg. (Rank) Lightning Avg. (Rank)
3.50 (5th) Goals Scored 3.20 (15th)
3.27 (19th) Goals Allowed 3.53 (31st)
33.5 (3rd) Shots 30.4 (15th)
28.3 (5th) Shots Allowed 30.3 (17th)

Oilers Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Connor McDavid 24 10 28 38 69 2 +2
Leon Draisaitl 26 12 21 33 75 8 -3
Evan Bouchard 26 8 22 30 76 4 -4
Zach Hyman 25 16 12 28 90 5 +8
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 26 6 19 25 52 1 +5

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Lightning Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Nikita Kucherov 29 19 28 47 137 7 -2
Brayden Point 30 13 19 32 82 6 -10
Victor Hedman 29 5 22 27 55 2 -5
Brandon Hagel 30 10 17 27 71 0 0
Steven Stamkos 27 10 16 26 83 4 -15

Betting Trends

  • The Oilers have won 13 of their 21 games when listed as a moneyline favorite this season (61.9%).
  • The Oilers have a 63.0% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • This season the Lightning have won six of the 16 games, or 37.5%, in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Lightning have a 41.7% chance to win.
  • Edmonton’s 26 matches this season have finished above this game’s total of 6.5 goals 16 times.
  • Tampa Bay has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 15 of 30 games this season.

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