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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Carolina Hurricanes
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Carolina Hurricanes meet at PNC Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hurricanes as -163-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
Carolina was a 4-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Flyers. They won as -240 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made winners of OVER bettors.
The Blue Jackets were a 6-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Panthers. That made winners of bettors who got Columbus at +368 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Columbus:
Team record: 27-23-1 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Columbus's last 11 games
Carolina:
Team record: 35-11-4 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Carolina is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Carolina is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 8 games
Next up:
Columbus home to Pittsburgh Sunday, February 27
Carolina home to Edmonton Sunday, February 27