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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/15/21

Detroit Red Wings (8-6-2) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (7-5)
November 15, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Columbus Blue Jackets -130 / Detroit Red Wings +110; Over/Under: -5.5
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The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets meet Monday in NHL action at the Nationwide Arena. The Detroit Red Wings look for a win after winning four of their last five games. The Columbus Blue Jackets look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.

The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 16 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Bertuzzi leads Detroit with 9 goals, Moritz Seider has 10 assists and Lucas Raymond has 42 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 74.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alex Nedeljkovic has given up 24 goals on 292 shots faced, and Thomas Greiss has allowed 23 goals on 253 shots.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Boone Jenner leads Columbus with 6 goals, Jakub Voracek has 11 assists and Zach Werenski has 42 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 82.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Elvis Merzlikins has allowed 17 goals on 240 shots faced, and Joonas Korpisalo has allowed 18 goals on 175 shots.

The Red Wings are 13-54 in their last 67 road games and 41-98 in their last 139 overall. The Blue Jackets are 4-1 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest and 1-5 in their last 6 Monday games. The over is 7-2 in Red Wings last 9 road games. The over is 5-0 in Blue Jackets last 5 overall. The Red Wings are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Columbus and 6-15 in the last 21 meetings.

The Detroit Red Wings are playing the better hockey over the last week or so, but they’ve had issues winning on the road and have had similar issues against these Blue Jackets. The Columbus Blue Jackets have played their best in the home favorite role, and the home team has won eight of the last 10 meetings between these teams. I’ll side with the Blue Jackets and cheap price.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Columbus Blue Jackets -130

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