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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Carolina Hurricanes
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Carolina Hurricanes meet at PNC Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hurricanes as -385-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Hurricanes were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Capitals. That made winners of bettors who got Carolina at -255 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for PUSH bettors.
Columbus won its last outing, a 6-2 result against the Flyers on April 06. Bettors who backed the Blue Jackets at +148 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Columbus:
Team record: 26-39-12 SU
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
Columbus is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Carolina:
Team record: 48-22-7 SU
Carolina is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Columbus at Tampa Bay Tuesday, April 9
Carolina at Boston Tuesday, April 9