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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Islanders
The Columbus Blue Jackets and the New York Islanders will meet on the ice at Nassau Coliseum on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -173-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
New York lost its last outing, a 6-5 result against the Ducks on December 21. Bettors who backed the Ducks at +148 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Columbus was a 5-1 winner in its last match at home against the Devils. They won as favorites, while the total score of 6 made winners of OVER bettors.
Columbus:
Team record: 16-14-6 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Columbus is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 23-8-3 SU
NY Islanders is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
NY Islanders is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Islanders's last 14 games
Next up:
Columbus at Washington Friday, December 27
New York at Chicago Friday, December 27