The Columbus Blue Jackets, led by Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson, are preparing to take the ice against Ryan Getzlaf, Rickard Rakell, the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in an East-West matchup. Prime Ticket will broadcast the action, which gets underway at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 4.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks Odds
With a -120 moneyline, Columbus heads into the matchup as the favorite. The line for Anaheim sits at +100 and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. The odds for betting that total stand at -105 for the over and -115 for the under.
Columbus is 7-6 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. Seven of its matches have gone over the total, while five have gone under and none have pushed. The Jackets are 4-2 SU on the road in 2018-19.
The Blue Jackets have found the net on 12.0 percent of their power play opportunities so far. That’s a noticeable drop-off from last year, when they were ranked 25th in the NHL by converting on 17.0 percent of their extra-man chances. Their penalty kill has weakened a bit, as they’ve gone from successfully defending 75.0 percent of all opponent power plays (ranked 29th overall last season) to 73.8 percent this year..
With a .895 save percentage and 27.6 saves per game, Sergei Bobrovsky (3-6) has been the primary option in goal for Columbus this season. Bobrovsky played last night, however, so Columbus might opt to rest him and instead turn to Joonas Korpisalo (4-1 record, .881 save percentage, 3.99 goals against average).
On the other side of the rink, Anaheim is 5-9 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. Eight of its matches have gone under the total, while five have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 2-5 SU at home this year.
The Ducks have converted on just 19.4 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 15th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 78.7 percent of all penalties.
John Gibson (34.7 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for the Ducks. Gibson has four wins, seven losses, and three overtime losses and has recorded a .936 save percentage and 2.39 goals against average this year.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Anaheim Ducks Betting Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Ducks, O/U – Over
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After going 4-7 in games decided by a shootout last season, the Ducks are off to a 1-2 start in shootouts this year. The Blue Jackets were 6-4 in shootouts last year and has yet to participate in one this time around.
The under has hit in three of Anaheim’s last five games.
After averaging the sixth-most shots in the league last season (33.6 per game), Columbus has attempted 33.2 shots per contest overall this season, and 30.0 in its last five road outings.
Columbus skaters registered 21.8 hits per game last season, while the Ducks accounted for 24.2 hits per contest.
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