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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -278-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Lightning were a 5-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Penguins. That made winners of bettors who got Pittsburgh at -101 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Columbus lost its last outing, a 3-0 result against the Hurricanes on April 07. Bettors who backed the Hurricanes at -520 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Columbus:
Team record: 26-40-12 SU
Columbus is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Columbus is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 43-27-7 SU
Tampa Bay is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Tampa Bay is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Next up:
Columbus at Florida Thursday, April 11
Tampa Bay home to Ottawa Thursday, April 11