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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/30/21

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/30/21
2021-03-30 19:00:00 EDT

The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet in NHL action from the Amalie Arena on Tuesday night.

The Columbus Blue Jackets will look to rebound from their 4-1 loss to the Red Wings last time out. Oliver Bjorkstrand leads the Blue Jackets in scoring with 29 points including team-highs of 12 goals and 17 assists while Cam Atkinson has 24 points with 12 goals as well with 12 assists of his own. Jack Roslovic and Seth Jones each have 15 assists as well with two assists separating the two this season. As a team, Columbus is averaging 2.5 goals on 28.4 shots with a 14.9% success rate on the power play while allowing 3.2 goals on 31.3 shots against with a 75.9% success rate on the penalty kill this season.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to rebound from a 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in their last matchup. Victor Hedman leads the Lightning in scoring with 33 points including a team-high 27 assists while Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat each have 31 points with Stamkos logging a team-high 16 goals while Palat has 19 assists. Brayden Point has 30 points with 13 goals and 17 assists while Yanni Gourde and Alex Killorn each have 23 points with double-digit goal and assist tallies this season. As a team, Tampa Bay is averaging 3.6 goals on 30.1 shots with a 27.7% success rate on the PP while allowing 2.4 goals on 28.2 shots with an 81.8% success rate on the PK this season.

Columbus is 20-41 in their last 61 games overall and 4-10 in their last 14 games as an underdog while the under is 4-0-2 in their last 6 games as a road underdog. Tampa Bay is 37-14 in their last 51 home games and 39-15 in their last 54 games overall while the over is 9-3-1 in their last 14 games overall. Columbus is 1-4 in the last 5 meetings between these two teams.

I get the case that could be made for either side here as it’s a lot of plus money with a Columbus team that battles hard, but Tampa Bay is the far better team here. However, with that said, I’m backing the under here. I think this ends up being a tough, physical game that will see goals come at a premium. Give me the under here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Under 5.5

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