Nationwide Arena hosts an NHL battle between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Friday.

The Blue Jackets bring a 18-35-7 record to the battle against the 30-27-4 Avalanche. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Columbus go 28-30-2 so far and the Avalanche go 22-31-8.



View Colorado vs Columbus Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Blue Jackets were listed as -110 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 5.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 30 (Blue Jackets) and the No. 13 (Avalanche) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Columbus' No. 27-ranked offense (2.4 goals per game) against a Avalanche defense that ranks No. 16 at 2.8 goals per game allowed. The Blue Jackets Sportsbook has clicked at a 17.1% rate while the Avalanche have a 81.9% rate on the penalty kill.

Last time out for Colorado, they were a 4-1 Sportsbook as they battled the Kings at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Avalanche at -110 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.

In their last action, Columbus was a 6-3 Sportsbook at home against the Sharks. Bettors on Columbus at +178 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.


Colorado Avalanche Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Buffalo are 7-3
After playing Los Angeles are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

Columbus Blue Jackets Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Pittsburgh are 3-7
After playing San Jose are 6-4
After a win are 1-9

A few Avalanche at Blue Jackets trends to consider:
Colorado is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus' last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus' last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus' last 6 games when playing Colorado
Columbus is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games


Next up:
Colorado at Detroit, Saturday, February 25
Columbus at Pittsburgh, Sunday, February 26