St. Louis Blues vs Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Pick & Prediction 12/8/23
Planning on watching today’s Blues and Blue Jackets game? Catch the action at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH, as the Blue Jackets hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on BSOH. The Blues come into this non-conference matchup as the betting favorite. The over/under line currently sits at 6.5 goals.
ST. LOUIS BLUES VS COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Columbus Blue Jackets +1.5
This game will be played at Nationwide Arena at 7:00 ET on Friday, December 8th.
WHY BET THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS:
- In spite of being 1.5 goal underdogs, we anticipate the Blue Jackets winning this one 4-3.
- We like the Blue Jackets on the moneyline (+101)
- The Blue Jackets are also our pick on the spread at +1.5
Will the St. Louis Defense Show Up on the Road?
As they head into their game vs. the Blue Jackets, the Blues have a 13-11-1 record thus far. While playing at home, their record stands at 7-4-0, and they have 6-7-1 mark on the road. At the moment, they hold the 6th spot in the Western Central division and are ranked 9th in the Western conference.
St. Louis is 13-12 against the puck line this season. On the road, their puck line record sits at 7-7 compared to 6-5 at home. This season, St. Louis’ games have an average of 6.1 goals per game. The average over/under number for the season is 6.3. The Blues come in with an over/under performance of 8-15-2.
Through their last three road contests, the Blues offense has averaged 1 goals per game while allowing an average of 2. St. Louis posted an overall record of 1-2 while going 1-2 ATS.
In terms of their offensive performance, the Blues are averaging 2.9 goals per game this season, putting them in the 26th spot in the NHL. When it comes to shots on goal per game, they are ranked 25th in the league. Looking at how the Blues’ offense is performing during power plays, they are 31st in power play goals and 4th in shorthanded goals.
St. Louis will be looking for a good game from Jake Neighbours who leads the team in scoring with 10 goals, ranking 52nd in the NHL. Neighbours also comes into the game with 1 assist.
Entering the game, the Blue Jackets’ defense ranks 9th in takeaways, averaging 6.4 takeaways per contest. In the NHL, they currently stand at 2nd in terms of goals allowed, giving up an average of 3.2 goals per game.
Entering the game, goalie Jordan Binnington has started 17 games this season. His current record stands at 8-7, and his save percentage is 91.2%.
Can the Blue Jackets Lock in a Home Win?
As they head into their game vs. the Blues, the Blue Jackets have a 8-16-5 record thus far. While playing at home, their record stands at 6-7-2, and they have 2-8-3 mark on the road. In the Eastern Metropolitan division, they are currently 8th, and in the Eastern conference, they come into the game sitting 15th.
When it came to the puck line, Columbus have posted a 17-11 record. Their road performance against the puck line stands at 9-4, while they are 8-7 at home. This season, Columbus’ games are averaging 6.4 goals per game. Their average over/under line is 6.4. The Blue Jackets currently have an over/under record of 15-13-0.
Across the Blue Jackets last three home games, the team averaged 2 goals per game while allowing 4. Their record vs the puck line in these contests was 1-2, while going 0-3 straight-up.
The Blue Jackets come into the game scoring an average of 2.9 goals per game, putting them 15th in the NHL. Regarding shots targeted at the goal per game, they are 6th in the league. In terms of power play goals, the Blue Jackets offense is 26th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they are 32nd in the NHL.
The leading scorer for Columbus’ offense is Boone Jenner. Coming into the game he has 13 goals, ranking 18th in the NHL. Along with his scoring, he has come up with 5 assists so far.
Coming into the game, the Blue Jackets’ defense is 9th in takeaways at 6.4 takeaways per contest. Overall, they are giving up 3.2 goals per game which is 2nd in the NHL.
Columbus goalie Jet Greaves will be playing in his first game of the season. Last year, he played in 1 game and had a record of 0-1. His save percentage for the year was 0.25%.