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Los Angeles Kings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

The Los Angeles Kings and the Columbus Blue Jackets will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Nationwide Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -139-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.5.

The Blue Jackets were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Bruins. That made winners of bettors who got Boston at -245 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 4-1 winner as they battled the Avalanche at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Kings at -156 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 14-4-3 SU
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 8 games

Columbus:
Team record: 8-14-4 SU
Columbus is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Columbus is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games

Next up:
Los Angeles at Montreal Thursday, December 7
Columbus at New York Thursday, December 7