The Columbus Blue Jackets (21-41-7) wrap up a 5-game street journey Tuesday towards the Washington Capitals (33-31-7). Puck drop from Capital One Enviornment is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Under, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s traces across the Blue Jackets vs. Capitals odds, and make our knowledgeable NHL picks and predictions.
The Blue Jackets have been blasted final outing towards the Vegas Golden Knights, falling 7-2 at T-Cellular Enviornment on Sunday. The Blue Jackets have misplaced 3 in a row, and have managed simply 3 of 16 accessible factors within the final 8 video games, going 1-6-1 through the skid.
The Capitals have been tripped up 5-3 on the street towards the Minnesota Wild final outing on Sunday, and it has dropped 3 of the final 4 video games total.
Washington remains to be within the combine for a playoff spot within the Jap Convention, however it’s presently tied for tenth with 73 factors, 6 factors out of the ultimate wild-card spot with simply 11 regular-season video games remaining.
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Blue Jackets at Capitals odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Blue Jackets +200 (wager $100 to win $200) | Capitals -240 (wager $240 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/In opposition to the unfold (ATS): Blue Jackets +1.5 (-115) | Capitals -1.5 (-105)
- Over/Underneath (O/U): 6.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Blue Jackets at Capitals projected goalies
Daniil Tarasov (3-11-1, 3.77 GAA, .896 SV%) vs. Charlie Lindgren (13-9-2, 2.87 GAA, .902 SV%)
Tarasov coughed up 5 targets on 29 photographs in 2 durations in Vegas on Sunday earlier than giving method to Michael Hutchinson for the third interval. He has been disastrous in 3 March begins, going 1-2-0 with a 6.22 GAA and .841 SV%.
Lindgren was dinged for five targets on 40 photographs in Minnesota on Sunday. He’s doing the heavy lifting with Darcy Kuemper battling an upper-body damage, and the veteran tendy is questionable for Tuesday. To make issues worse, C Evgeny Kuznetsov can also be coping with a UBI after leaving Sunday’s sport, so whomever is within the crease will seemingly have much less offensive help.
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Blue Jackets at Capitals picks and predictions
Prediction
Capitals 5, Blue Jackets 3
Moneyline
The Capitals (-240) will price almost 2 1/2 occasions your potential return in the event you simply wish to play the heavy favorites straight up. That’s not a fantastic long-term betting technique.
AVOID, and look to the puck line as an alternative.
Puck line/In opposition to the unfold
The CAPITALS -1.5 (-105) are higher worth at close to even-money.
The Blue Jackets +1.5 (-115) are simply 13-39 within the final 52 street video games, whereas cashing in simply 15 of the final 51 tries towards the Metropolitan Division.
For the Caps, there may be vital danger. Whereas it’s 4-0 within the final 4 video games towards the Jackets, Washington has coated the puck line in simply 1 of the final 9 video games as a favourite. Go frivolously.
Over/Underneath
The OVER 6.5 (-110) is the lean.
The Over has cashed in 5 straight outings for the Capitals, whereas going 5-1 prior to now 6 towards Jap Convention groups.
The Over has cashed in 6 of the final 7 video games total for the Blue Jackets, whereas cashing in 6 of the final 7 video games on the street, too.
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