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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Columbus Blue Jackets will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Columbus, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Avalanche at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Avalanche at -140 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Lightning were a 3-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Islanders. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -195 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 35-15-5 SU
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus:
Team record: 30-17-9 SU
Columbus is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Columbus is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Columbus's last 12 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh Tuesday, February 11
Columbus at Buffalo Thursday, February 13