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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Pittsburgh Penguins will meet on the ice at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Penguins as -357-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 4-1 loser as they battled the Panthers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Panthers at -140 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Columbus lost its last outing, a 5-2 result against the Senators on March 04. Bettors who backed the Senators at -269 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Columbus:
Team record: 20-37-6 SU
Columbus is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Columbus is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Columbus's last 10 games
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 31-22-9 SU
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 2-14 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Columbus home to St. Louis Saturday, March 11
Pittsburgh home to New York Thursday, March 9