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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New Jersey Devils
The Columbus Blue Jackets and the New Jersey Devils will meet on the ice at Prudential Center on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Devils as -196-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Devils were a 3-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Flyers. That made winners of bettors who got New Jersey at -147 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Columbus won its last outing, a 7-3 result against the Rangers on March 09. Bettors who backed the Blue Jackets at +109 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (10) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Columbus:
Team record: 21-17-6 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Columbus is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Columbus is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games
New Jersey:
Team record: 26-15-5 SU
New Jersey is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games
New Jersey is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Columbus home to Vegas Thursday, March 13
New Jersey home to Edmonton Thursday, March 13