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New York Rangers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the New York Rangers and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -278-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Blue Jackets were a 8-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Devils. That made winners of bettors who got New Jersey at -400 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Rangers were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Blues. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at +145 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
New York:
Team record: 46-21-12 SU
NY Rangers is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games
NY Rangers is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
NY Rangers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Columbus:
Team record: 24-46-8 SU
Columbus is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Columbus is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Columbus's last 16 games
Next up:
New York home to Buffalo Monday, April 10
Columbus at Philadelphia Tuesday, April 11