Blue Jackets at Jets 1/31/19 - NHL Hockey O/U Pick & Betting Odds
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Winnipeg Jets
NHL: 8:05 PM ET
Jan. 31, 2019
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : WPG -150 O/U 6.5
The Winnipeg Jets are likely happy to be home where they have won 5 straight games and scored an average of 4.8 goals per game during the streak. The Winnipeg Jets have allowed at least 3 goals in each of their last 3 games so a high-scoring match-up appears likely in this one.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are off a 5-4 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday. The Columbus Blue Jackets have allowed 3 or more goals in 9 of their last 12 games.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets are 6 for 21 on the power play in their last 7 games. That is not spectacular but certainly trending above average. Speaking of special teams success, the Winnipeg Jets have an extremely potent power play as they have converted at a 35.5% success rate when on home ice.
Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky has an .856 save percentage in his last 4 games. The Columbus Blue Jackets other netminder, Joonas Korpisalo, has an unimpressive .891 save percentage in non-conference games this season.
Recent Betting Trends:
Columbus is 13-6 this season after allowing 4 goals or more
Blue Jackets O/U is 5-15 this season after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
Columbus O/U is 4-12 this season in non-conference games
Winnipeg is 17-8 this season in a home game where the total is 6 or more
Jets O/U is 5-10 this season when playing against a team with a winning record
Winnipeg is 17-9 this season after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game
Free Betting Pick: OVER 6.5 in Winnipeg
Winnipeg jets goalies have allowed 14 goals to the Columbus Blue Jackets the last 3 times these teams have met north of the border. The last meeting was in Columbus and stayed under the total but each of the 4 prior meetings went over the total.
With consideration to all of the above factors, goals are likely to be plentiful in this one and the best (value) is to take the OVER based on a projected final score of Winnipeg Jets 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 4