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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Montreal Canadiens
The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Montreal Canadiens will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jackets as -133-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Last time out for Montreal, they were a 7-2 loser as they battled the Oilers at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Oilers at -230 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Blue Jackets were a 5-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got Columbus at +166 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Columbus:
Team record: 19-21-1 SU
Columbus is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Columbus is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games
Columbus is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Montreal:
Team record: 8-28-7 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Montreal is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games
Next up:
Columbus home to Florida Monday, January 31
Montreal home to New Jersey Tuesday, February 8