Anaheim Ducks (12-28-5) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (13-29-2)
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Columbus Blue Jackets -145 / Anaheim Ducks +125; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Anaheim Ducks and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Columbus is currently listed as a -145 home favorite while the Anaheim Ducks are a +125 road underdog with a total set at 6.5 goals.
Injuries
Isac Lundestrom and Justin Kirkland are the two latest Ducks to find themselves on Anaheim’s injury report while Carson Meyer is out until Late February with an oblique issue and Joonas Korpisalo is questionable for the Blue Jackets.
Matchup history
Anaheim has won back-to-back meetings and six of the last seven head-to-head with Columbus after a 6-4 Ducks win back on April 17th, 2022.
Trends
Anaheim is 16-53 in their last 69 games overall and 12-39 in their last 51 road games while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games overall. Columbus is 18-45 in their last 63 games overall and 4-9 in their last 13 home games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games played on 1 day’s rest.
Pick
I’m sticking with Columbus here mainly because if there’s one place that Columbus has been able to find success this season, it’s been at home. Anaheim continues to struggle wherever they go, and for the most part as of late, the struggles have been on the defensive end. All in all I think this is the perfect spot to buy into Columbus. Give me the Blue Jackets.
