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Detroit Red Wings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Detroit Red Wings and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jackets as -143-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Blue Jackets were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Lightning. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -295 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Detroit was a 2-1 loser at home against the Stars. Bettors on Dallas at -210 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Detroit:
Team record: 17-25-8 SU
Detroit is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Columbus:
Team record: 15-25-10 SU
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Columbus is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Columbus is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
Next up:
Detroit at Carolina Thursday, April 29
Columbus at Carolina Saturday, May 1