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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Islanders

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the Columbus Blue Jackets and the New York Islanders meet at UBS Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Islanders as -162-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 6.5.

The Islanders were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jackets. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -135 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.

Columbus:
Team record: 32-29-5 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Columbus is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games

New York:
Team record: 28-27-9 SU
NY Islanders is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Islanders is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
NY Islanders is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home

Next up:
Columbus at Boston Saturday, April 2
New York at New York Friday, April 1