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New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the New Jersey Devils and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jackets as -160-moneyline favorites versus the Devils, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Last time out for Columbus, they were a 3-2 winner as they battled the Kings at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jackets at -140 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, New Jersey was a 6-3 loser at home against the Capitals. Bettors on Washington at -186 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
New Jersey:
Team record: 11-18-5 SU
New Jersey is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
New Jersey is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
Columbus:
Team record: 15-14-6 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Columbus is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
New Jersey at Chicago Monday, December 23
Columbus at New York Monday, December 23