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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Columbus Blue Jackets will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -118-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Columbus lost its last outing, a 7-4 result against the Hurricanes on January 01. Bettors who backed the Hurricanes at -203 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
The Lightning were a 4-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got New York at +135 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 21-8-5 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Columbus:
Team record: 15-14-1 SU
Columbus is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Columbus is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Calgary Thursday, January 6
Columbus at New Jersey Thursday, January 6