The Toronto Maple Leafs, led by Mitchell Marner and John Tavares, are prepared to take the ice against Artemi Panarin, Cam Atkinson, and the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena in an Eastern Conference tilt. The opening face-off takes place at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, November 23, and you can witness it live on The Sports Network.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Columbus Blue Jackets Odds
Playing the role of favorites will be the Blue Jackets (-115), whereas the Maple Leafs are dogs offering moneyline odds of -105 and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Toronto is 15-7 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 4.5 units this season. Through 22 regular season matches, 12 of its games have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and just two have pushed. As the road team in 2018-19, the Leafs are 9-2 SU.
Toronto has converted on 24.1 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s good enough for 10th-best in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked eighth overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 82.1 percent of all penalties..
Boasting a .935 save percentage and 30.3 saves per game, Frederik Andersen (12-6) has been the best option in goal for Toronto this season. If it chooses to give him a rest, however, head coach Mike Babcock could turn to Garret Sparks (3-1 record, .906 save percentage, 3.20 goals against average).
On the other bench, Columbus is 12-9 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. 11 of its matches have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 5-5 SU as the home team this season.
The Blue Jackets have converted on just 16.4 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s ranked 23rd in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 22nd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 77.6 percent of all penalties.
Sergei Bobrovsky (27.6 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for the Blue Jackets. Bobrovsky has seven wins and seven losses and has registered a .915 save percentage and 2.64 goals against average this year.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Blue Jackets, O/U – Under
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Notes
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The total has gone over in three of Toronto’s last five outings.
Columbus has attempted 33.0 shots per contest overall this season (the sixth-most in the NHL), and 36.6 in their last five home games.
Over Toronto’s last ten games, eight of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 6-2 in those games).
Toronto skaters notched 20.8 hits per game last season, while the Jackets forced 21.8 hits per matchup.
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