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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Rangers
The Columbus Blue Jackets and the New York Rangers will meet on the ice at Madison Square Garden on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -139-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
New York was a 3-2 winner in its last match on the road against the Islanders. They won as +133 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Blue Jackets were a 5-0 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Devils. That made winners of bettors who got Columbus at -182 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Columbus:
Team record: 25-16-8 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Columbus is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Columbus is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
New York:
Team record: 23-19-4 SU
NY Rangers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of NY Rangers's last 16 games
Next up:
Columbus home to Winnipeg Wednesday, January 22
New York home to New York Tuesday, January 21