The Columbus Blue Jackets return from a three-game West Coast trip to face the Vegas Golden Knights tonight and opened as +110 dogs at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets are 3-6 SU in their last nine games at home and dropped their only game vs Vegas this season in mid-January.
- The Blue Jackets are 3-11 SU in their last 14 games after a win.
- Vegas is 16-2 ATS in its last 18 games on the road.
- The Blue Jackets are 1-4 SU in their last five games as an underdog.
Columbus is a perplexing team, outshooting opponents by an average of six shots per game since the all-star break but ranking 22nd in goals per game in that same stretch. The Blue Jackets are kind of in desperation mode for the final month of the season as they sit eighth in the Eastern Conference with teams nipping at their heels to overtake them. Columbus can’t seem to win consistently and hasn’t won three consecutive games since November.
For Vegas, the inevitable skid has arrived, as the Knights have dropped three of their last four games, but they got back on a winning note when they knocked off the Devils on Sunday. The Knights have gone 6-3 SU in their last nine games on the road and bettors have been reaping the rewards with Vegas this season as it’s the second-most profitable road team in the NHL.
The total opened at 6 and the UNDER could pay dividends for totals bettors. Columbus’s scoring woes have been noted and the UNDER has hit in nine of the Blue Jackets’ last 13 games in their barn. Look for this game to be a tightly contested matchup with the Jackets’ playoff lives on life-support.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
If you're going with the Columbus Blue Jackets in this one, they were listed as moneyline underdogs of +104 on most NHL hockey betting menus (such as Sportsbook) early today for Tuesday's contest. The OVER/UNDER total was at 6 earlier at Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 2.9-2.8 result in favor of the Blue Jackets. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NHL matchups here.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Columbus Blue Jackets Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to spoil the party on Tuesday; they are 42-18-5 this season, while the Blue Jackets are 33-28-5. Vegas is 36-27-2 on the totals; Columbus is 30-36. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Columbus vs Vegas injuries news.
This game puts the Blue Jackets, most recently No. 12 in the OddsShark NHL Power Rankings, up against the Golden Knights, who rate a No. 1 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Columbus's No. 26-ranked offense, averaging 2.67 goals per game, against a Golden Knights defense that ranks No. 8 at 2.77 goals allowed. The Blue Jackets power play is averaging 14.52% while the Golden Knights defense kills off 79.79% of their penalties.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Last time out for Vegas, they were a 3-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Devils on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Golden Knights at -109 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Columbus won its last outing, a 4-2 result against the Sharks on March 4. Bettors who backed the Blue Jackets at +137 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
- Vegas is 16-7 ATS in its last 23 games
- Vegas is 16-2 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
- Vegas is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Vegas's last 10 games on the road
- Columbus is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
- Columbus is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Columbus's last 13 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Vegas at Detroit, Thursday, March 8
Columbus home to Colorado, Thursday, March 8
