Little Caesars Arena is the site for an Eastern Conference matchup as the Columbus Blue Jackets pay a visit to Motor City to the Detroit Red Wings. The action will get underway at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 4 and it’ll be broadcasted live on Fox Sports Detroit.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Detroit Red Wings Odds
Columbus (+105) is currently the underdog to Columbus (-125) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
The Columbus Blue Jackets were 45-37 straight up (SU) last season, while the Detroit Red Wings finished just 30-52.
The visiting Blue Jackets managed to score 2.95 goals per game on offense (33.6 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 2.89 goals per contest. Opponents attempted 31.7 shots per game against the Blue Jackets last year.
Behind 30.4 offensive shot attempts per outing, the Red Wings were able to tally 2.65 goals/game. The defense yielded 31.9 shots and 3.11 goals per game.
The Blue Jackets were successful on 17.0 percent of their power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. They managed to kill off 75.0 percent of all opponent power plays.
The Red Wings converted on 17.5 percent of their extra-man advantages and killed off 77.6 percent of the power plays faced by their defense.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Detroit Red Wings Free Picks
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Columbus was 6-4 in shootouts last year while Detroit was 5-1 in games decided by shootout.
Detroit’s skaters managed 6.1 takeaways per game and allowed 10.5 giveaways per game.
Columbus skaters converted 7.6 takeaways per game while yielding 6.5 giveaways per matchup in 2017-18
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