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Florida Panthers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The Florida Panthers and the Columbus Blue Jackets will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -208-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Blue Jackets were a 2-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Devils. That made winners of bettors who got New Jersey at -117 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Florida, they were a 4-2 loser as they battled the Islanders on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Islanders at +135 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Florida:
Team record: 41-24-3 SU
Florida is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Florida is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games
Columbus:
Team record: 31-28-8 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Columbus is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games
Columbus is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Columbus is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Next up:
Florida at Washington Saturday, March 22
Columbus at Pittsburgh Friday, March 21