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New York Rangers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The New York Rangers and the Columbus Blue Jackets will meet on the ice at Nationwide Arena on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -213-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Blue Jackets were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Hockey Club. That made winners of bettors who got Utah at -162 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
New York lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Penguins on February 07. Bettors who backed the Penguins at +179 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
New York:
Team record: 20-20-3 SU
NY Rangers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Rangers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
Columbus:
Team record: 21-17-6 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Columbus's last 13 games
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
New York at Buffalo Saturday, February 22
Columbus home to Chicago Saturday, February 22