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St. Louis Blues vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Blues as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
In their last action, Columbus was a 5-4 loser at home against the Red Wings. Bettors on Detroit at -102 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
The Blues were a 4-0 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Senators. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -128 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 19-17-4 SU
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games
Columbus:
Team record: 16-17-6 SU
Columbus is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games
Columbus is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games at home
Next up:
St. Louis at Minnesota Tuesday, January 7
Columbus at Pittsburgh Tuesday, January 7