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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New Jersey Devils
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Columbus Blue Jackets and the New Jersey Devils meet at Prudential Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Devils as -217-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 7.
Last time out for New Jersey, they were a 4-0 loser as they battled the Red Wings on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Red Wings at +129 were rewarded, while the 4 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Blue Jackets were a 7-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Blackhawks. That made winners of bettors who got Columbus at -137 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
Columbus:
Team record: 5-11-4 SU
Columbus is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Columbus is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Columbus's last 9 games
New Jersey:
Team record: 8-8-1 SU
New Jersey is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of New Jersey's last 22 games
Next up:
Columbus at Carolina Sunday, November 26
New Jersey home to Buffalo Saturday, November 25