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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Columbus Blue Jackets will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -179-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
In their last action, Columbus was a 5-1 winner on the road against the Bruins. Bettors on Columbus at +160 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent PUSH bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Penguins on November 19. Bettors who backed the Lightning at -169 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 10-6-1 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus:
Team record: 7-9-2 SU
Columbus is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Columbus is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Columbus is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Dallas Saturday, November 23
Columbus home to Carolina Saturday, November 23