Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction 12-31-24 NHL Picks

The Carolina Hurricanes and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet Tuesday in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction.

Carolina Hurricanes Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes come into this game looking to build on their 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils last time out. After this game, the Hurricanes will head on the road for a game against the Florida Panthers.

Hurricanes Split With Devils

Martin Necas leads the Hurricanes with 44 points including 14 goals and a team-high 30 assists while Andrei Svechnikov has 26 points with 12 goals and 14 assists. Sebastian Aho has 38 points with 12 goals and 26 assists. Jack Roslovic has 24 points with a team-high 16 goals while Shayne Gostisbehere’s added 27 points with 6 goals and 21 assists. Pyotr Kochetkov has gone 14-7 with a 2.51 GAA and a .900 save percentage in goal for Carolina so far this year while Frederik Andersen is 3-1 with a 1.48 GAA and a .941 save percentage on the year. Spencer Martin has also gone 3-4-1 with a 3.89 GAA and an .846 save percentage and Dustin Tokarski’s 2-1 with a 2.35 GAA and a .907 save percentage this season.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win

• The Hurricanes have won eight of their last nine games against the Blue Jackets following a win.
• The Blue Jackets have lost four of their last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Hurricanes have covered the puck line in four of their last five games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five Tuesday games.

Columbus Blue Jackets Recap

The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game looking to bounce back after splitting with the Boston Bruins in a 4-0 loss in the second half of their home-and-home series out of the Christmas Break. After this game, the Columbus Blue Jackets will welcome the Detroit Red Wings to town.

Blue Jackets Looking To Keep Up Form At Home

Kirill Marchenko leads Columbus in scoring with 40 points including 14 goals and 26 assists while Zach Werenski has 39 points with 11 goals and 28 assists. Sean Monahan has 33 points with 13 goals and 20 assists while Dmitri Voronkov has 22 points with 12 goals and 10 assists. Kent Johnson has 21 points with 10 goals and 11 assists and Cole Sillinger has 20 points with 14 assists. Daniil Tarasov is 3-5-1 with a 4.26 GAA and a .857 save percentage while Elvis Merzlikins is 11-9-3 with a 3.09 GAA and a .890 save percentage this season between the pipes for Columbus. Jet Greaves has also gone 1-1-2 with a 3.48 GAA and a .890 save percentage as well for the Blue Jackets.

Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win

• The Blue Jackets have won each of their last five games as home underdogs following a road loss.
• The Hurricanes have lost five of their last six games as favorites following a win.
• The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games as home underdogs following a road loss.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight road games.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Hurricanes’ last nine night games against the Blue Jackets following a home win has gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Seven of the last eight games between the Hurricanes and Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena have gone OVER the total goal line.
• Four of the last five games between two teams from the Metropolitan Division have gone OVER the total goals line.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction

I’m on the Blue Jackets here. Carolina is the better team, but they’ve been hit or miss as of late and are a 50/50 team in their last ten games and have dropped 4 of their last 5 games on the road. Carolina’s also been far less effective on the road this season. Columbus on the other hand, plays their best at home and has been able to provide value in quite a few spots because of it. Give me Columbus and the plus money.