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Montreal Canadiens vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The Montreal Canadiens and the Columbus Blue Jackets will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jackets as -137-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Blue Jackets were a 5-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Flyers. That made winners of bettors who got Philadelphia at -140 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Montreal was a 5-1 winner at home against the Red Wings. Bettors on Montreal at +102 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent PUSH bettors home happy as well.
Montreal:
Team record: 14-16-3 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Montreal is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games on the road
Columbus:
Team record: 13-15-6 SU
Columbus is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Columbus's last 16 games
Columbus is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Next up:
Montreal at Florida Saturday, December 28
Columbus home to Boston Friday, December 27