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Columbus at Winnipeg

November 18, 2025
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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. 

1 unit on Winnipeg -1.5 goals +145 (puckline) (risk 1 to return 2.45)
Result:
WIN
1 unit on Game Total OVER 6.5 +100 (risk 1 to return 2)
Result:
WIN
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