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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Rangers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Columbus Blue Jackets and the New York Rangers meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -179-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Rangers were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Senators. That made winners of bettors who got Ottawa at -125 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Columbus was a 3-0 loser on the road against the Panthers. Bettors on Florida at -275 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Columbus:
Team record: 21-17-6 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Columbus is 18-5 ATS in its last 23 games
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
New York:
Team record: 20-20-3 SU
NY Rangers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Columbus at New Jersey Tuesday, March 11
New York at Winnipeg Tuesday, March 11