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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. St. Louis Blues
The Columbus Blue Jackets and the St. Louis Blues will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Enterprise Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Blues as -175-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Blues were a 2-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Wild. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -175 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Columbus lost its last outing, a 4-1 result against the Oilers on October 30. Bettors who backed the Oilers at +132 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Columbus:
Team record: 5-5-2 SU
Columbus is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 9 games
Columbus is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 7-3-3 SU
St. Louis is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-17 ATS in its last 21 games at home
Next up:
Columbus home to Calgary Saturday, November 2
St. Louis at Minnesota Saturday, November 2