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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Florida Panthers

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Florida Panthers meet at BB&T Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -155-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

The Blue Jackets were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Panthers. That made winners of bettors who got Florida at -173 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.

Columbus:
Team record: 14-17-8 SU
Columbus is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Columbus is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games

Florida:
Team record: 25-9-4 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games

Next up:
Columbus home to Tampa Bay Tuesday, April 6
Florida at Carolina Tuesday, April 6