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New York Islanders vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the New York Islanders and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jackets as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Islanders, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Columbus lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Blackhawks on October 18. Bettors who backed the Blackhawks at -135 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, New York was a 3-1 winner on the road against the Jets. Bettors on New York at +116 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
New York:
Team record: 4-3-0 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
NY Islanders is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
NY Islanders is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of NY Islanders's last 18 games
Columbus:
Team record: 3-3-1 SU
Columbus is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
New York home to Arizona Thursday, October 24
Columbus at Toronto Monday, October 21