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Montreal Canadiens vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The Montreal Canadiens and the Columbus Blue Jackets will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jackets as -133-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
Last time out for Columbus, they were a 5-4 winner as they battled the Hurricanes at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jackets at +208 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Montreal lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Hockey Club on November 26. Bettors who backed the Hockey Club at -139 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Montreal:
Team record: 7-11-3 SU
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Montreal is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
Columbus:
Team record: 9-9-2 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Columbus's last 19 games
Next up:
Montreal at New York Saturday, November 30
Columbus home to Calgary Friday, November 29