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St. Louis Blues vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jackets as -152-moneyline favorites versus the Blues, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Columbus lost its last outing, a 7-3 result against the Islanders on December 07. Bettors who backed the Islanders at -182 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (10) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 6-3 loser as they battled the Golden Knights at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Golden Knights at -165 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 13-11-1 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Columbus:
Team record: 8-15-5 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Columbus is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
St. Louis at Chicago Saturday, December 9
Columbus home to Florida Sunday, December 10