Columbus Blue Jackets vs Winnipeg Jets Betting Picks

Winnipeg is finally home after a six-game trip that ended with a 4-3 win in a shootout against Calgary on Saturday. The Jets have won 41 of their past 56 home games and 20 of 27 overall against the Metropolitan Division. Columbus is playing its fourth game in six days, and the last two went to a shootout, including Monday's 4-3 win over Montreal. The Blue Jackets are 18-48 in their past 66 games, playing with no rest, and 13-49 on the road against teams with a .600 home winning percentage. Winnipeg has gone OVER three in a row, and the Jets are 18-6-2 OVER at home following a road trip of at least seven days. The Blue Jackets have gone OVER in four of six and lost four of their past five road games. Elvis Merzlikins will start for Columbus with a 3.14 goals-against average this season. Take the Jets on the puck line and the OVER. 

Winnipeg has won two in a row, but the Jets had lost five of their previous six games and they will be a tired team as they take on the Blue Jackets in tonight's game. The Jets have played eight road games since Nov. 22 and just one at home and they are playing a back-to-back after playing at Chicago yesterday. Eric Comrie is expected in net for Winnipeg and he is 3-3-0 with a 3.04 goals-against average. The Jets have lost his past three starts, including 4-3 to Vancouver on Nov. 29, his last appearance. The Jets have lost four in a row in a 4-in-6 days spot. Take the Blue Jackets.

The oddsmakers have this game between the Winnipeg Jets and Columbus Blue Jackets as a shootout, with a relatively high total posted. These teams have both been able to score consistently, but each team's biggest asset is on the ice's defensive end. The Jets have allowed 24 total goals in 10 games, and the Blue Jackets have allowed 25 goals in nine games. Combined, the defenses are allowing just over five total goals per game. I think this will be a hard-checking game, with the defense limiting the offenses. These teams have played UNDER in four of their last five meetings. Make the play UNDER the total.

Winnipeg shut out the Blue Jackets 5-0 on Jan. 9 and the Jets come into this game off a 6-0 win over Anaheim on Friday when Laurent Brossoit stopped 21 shots and Tyler Toffoli scored his first two goals for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck will be back in net tonight with a 30-15-3 record and a 2.33 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage with four shutouts this season. The Jets have recorded three shutouts their past five games and they have won four of five after scoring at least five goals their previous game. Columbus defeated San Jose 4-2 on Saturday, but the Blue Jackets are just 8-43 their past 51 games following a win and they are #29 in the league allowing 3.55 goals per game. Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins is 12-14-8 with a 3.25 goals-against average. Play the Jets as a Max Play.