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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 Saturday when they meet at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -9900-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Blue Jackets were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Avalanche. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -160 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Red Wings on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Red Wings at +113 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 1-2-2 SU
Tampa Bay is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Columbus:
Team record: 1-3-0 SU
Columbus is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Columbus is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Chicago Thursday, October 23
Columbus at Dallas Tuesday, October 21