Both the Winnipeg Jets and Columbus Blue Jackets are coming off a win, heading into their matchup at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. The Blue Jackets are underdogs away from home, at +145, and the Jets are -175.
Winnipeg won in a shootout on the road its last time out on Nov. 15 against the Calgary Flames 4-3, taking the shootout 1-0 to secure the victory. The Jets got two points each out of Joshua Morrissey (two assists) and Kyle Connor (two assists).
Columbus got a 4-3 home victory against the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 17 in its last game, winning the shootout 2-1. Dmitri Voronkov (one goal and one assist) and Kirill Marchenko (two assists) were among the three Blue Jackets skaters who recorded two points each in that matchup.
Ahead of watching this matchup, here’s our pick for which club will bring home the win in Tuesday’s hockey action.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Jets vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick
For the upcoming contest between the Winnipeg Jets and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Jets 4 – Blue Jackets 3
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 7.00 goals)
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Jets vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines
Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Jets-Blue Jackets matchup.
Favorite: Jets (-175)Underdog: Blue Jackets (+145)Jets Betting InsightsThe Jets are 11-5 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.Winnipeg is 2-2 when it has played with moneyline odds of -175 or shorter (50.0% win percentage).Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Jets have an implied probability of 63.6% to win.Winnipeg and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 10 of 18 games this season.Blue Jackets Betting InsightsThis season the Blue Jackets have been an underdog 14 times, and won five, or 35.7%, of those games.Columbus has played as a moneyline underdog of +145 or longer twice this season. They split the games 1-1.Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blue Jackets have a 40.8% chance to win.Columbus and its opponent have combined to score over 6.5 goals in eight of 19 games this season.Jets Key StatsWinnipeg’s 58 total goals (3.2 per game) rank 16th in the league.The Jets have given up 50 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking seventh in league action for the fewest goals against.Its goal differential (+8) makes the team seventh-best in the league.The 14 power-play goals the Jets have scored this season (on 58 power-play chances) are the ninth-most in the NHL.Winnipeg has the league’s eighth-best power-play conversion rate (24.14%).The three shorthanded goals the Jets have scored this season rank third among NHL squads.Winnipeg’s 84.06% penalty-kill success rate is the eighth-best in the league.Winnipeg has the seventh-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 53%.The Jets have an 11.9% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 11th in the league.Blue Jackets Key StatsWith 57 goals (three per game), Columbus has the NHL’s 17th-ranked offense.The Blue Jackets’ total of 59 goals given up (3.1 per game) is 17th in the league.With a goal differential of -2, the team is 20th in the league.The Blue Jackets have eight power-play goals (27th in NHL) on 45 chances.Columbus scores on 17.78% of its power plays, No. 21 in the NHL.This season, the Blue Jackets have one shorthanded goal (15th in league).At 72.92%, Columbus has the 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.Columbus wins 51.6% of faceoffs, 12th-ranked in the NHL.With a shooting percentage of 9.8%, the Blue Jackets are 26th in the league.
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