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Ottawa Senators vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The Ottawa Senators and the Columbus Blue Jackets will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Nationwide Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jackets as -133-moneyline favorites versus the Senators, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Columbus, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Sharks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Sharks at -143 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Senators were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Canucks. That made winners of bettors who got Ottawa at +194 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Ottawa:
Team record: 23-36-6 SU
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Ottawa is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Ottawa is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
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 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 8 games
Next up:
Ottawa home to Montreal Saturday, April 23
Columbus home to Edmonton Sunday, April 24