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New York Islanders vs Edmonton Oilers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 5, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Rogers Place — Edmonton, AB

Article updated Jan 4, 10:15 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

New York is on the road playing Edmonton at the Rogers Place stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. Edmonton -155 was the opening favorite and current line is Edmonton

Game outlook

New York is on the road playing Edmonton at the Rogers Place stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 9:00pm EST. Edmonton -155 was the opening favorite and current line is Edmonton -156.

New York Highlights

With a power ranking of 20, New York is ranked #16 in offense (scoring an average of 3.23 per game), #6 in defense (allowing an average of 2.72 points to be scored against them per game) and are 22-15-2 this season.

Edmonton Highlights

Edmonton Oilers has a power ranking of 2 and are #5 for offense (scoring an average of 3.54 per game), #21 for defense (giving up an average of 2.72 points per game) and 8-2 overall. New York went 1-1-1 in their last 3 matchups against Edmonton.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Edmonton Oilers to win and the total score to be 6. 52% of SportsJaw predicts Edmonton Oilers to win. OddsShark predicts NY Islanders will win and the total will go over.

77% picked New York Islanders on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Islanders 3 to Oilers 3.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Islanders 3 to Oilers 3.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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SportsJaw Islanders vs Oilers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Islanders vs Oilers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · New York Islanders+135 → +133Moved
  • Moneyline · Edmonton Oilers-155 → -156Moved
  • Spread · New York Islanders+1.5 (-180) → +1.5 (-185)Moved
  • Spread · Edmonton Oilers-1.5 (+155) → -1.5 (+160)Moved
  • Total · Over6.5 (-110) → 6 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under6.5 (-110) → 6 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

New York Islanders
5-4 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-3-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Edmonton Oilers
8-2 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-05T03:15:34.424Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-11-23Edmonton Oilers 0 · New York Islanders 3
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Edmonton Oilers defeated New York Islanders 4-2

Edmonton Oilers defeated New York Islanders 4-2 on January 5, 2023, a 2-goal decision in the series. Edmonton Oilers' strongest period was the 1st period, when it outscored its opponent 2-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded New York Islanders +1.5 (-185) spread, Edmonton Oilers covered, while the 6 total pushed.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • RainmanMoneyline · New York Islanders +135Loss
  • PremierPicksMoneyline · Edmonton Oilers -155Win
  • Roderick806Moneyline · Edmonton Oilers -155Win
  • ThetotalerTotal · Over 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • EmcMoneyline · New York Islanders +135Loss
  • Barry713Moneyline · Edmonton Oilers -155Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • HitmanhartTotal · Over 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • 1188460207Moneyline · New York Islanders +135Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Edmonton Oilers -150Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Edmonton Oilers -150Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · New York Islanders +130Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 6 (-110)Push