On Tuesday, January 10, two eastern conference foes will face off against each other, and one of those games on the NHL schedule will be the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay seems destined to challenge for the Stanley Cup again, while Columbus’ season will be defined by the first-round draft pick they’ll have at the end of the season.
Read on as we review the stats, trends, and odds before making our Blue Jackets vs Lighting betting picks.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds
The NHL odds for this hockey game on the money line are set at -405 for Tampa Bay as massive home favorites and at +351 for Columbus as massive underdogs.
Against the spread, the Lightning are listed at -1.5, with -155 odds to cover the spread. The Columbus Blue Jackets are listed at +1.5 +135 odds to cover the spread. For records against the spread, the Blue Jackets are 19-18 record-wise this year. As for the Lightning, they are 17-21 record-wise against the spread this year.
The over/under goals total for this hockey game is set at six, with the over at -113 odds and the under at +102 odds.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Information
Columbus Blue Jackets (12-25-2) vs. Tampa Bay Lighting (24-13-1)
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
When: Tuesday, January 10th, 2023, 7 p.m. ET
Watch: ESPN+ | NHLPP | Regional Broadcast Partners
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Analysis
Blue Jackets Performance Recap and Analysis
One of the NHL teams Columbus recently faced was the Washington Capitals on the road. They lost by a final score of 1-0 on 1/08/2023.
In the current NHL standings, Columbus is currently in last place in the Metropolitan Division. They have a 12-25-2 record so far this season with 26 points. As for Columbus, they are ranked 30th in the NHL. One of the Blue Jackets vs Lightning betting picks would be for the Lightning to score potentially three or more goals and for the Blue Jackets to score two goals or less.
Johnny Gaudreau has gone scoreless in his last four of five games for the Blue Jackets. The Columbus Blue Jackets’ odds for him to score a goal are very good.
Kent Johnson recorded two assists in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes on 1/07/2023, but he hasn’t recorded a point in any of his other games in the last four of five contests he has played in.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are ranked 30th in the NHL in GAA at 3.85 GAA.
Joonas Korpisalo (6-7-1, 3.10 GAA, .913 SV%) is projected to be the starting goalie in this hockey game for Columbus. Although, there is potential for Elvis Merzlikins (4-10-0, 4.52 GAA, .865 SV%) to get the start.
Key Injuries
The NHL injury report for the Blue Jackets has a lot of players on injured reserve. Jakub Voracek is one of those players on IR, and the most recent injuries are goalie Daniil Tarasov and left winger Eric Robinson.
Betting Trends To Know
The Blue Jackets are 0-7 in their last seven games against Atlantic Division competition and 0-5 in the last five games in Tampa Bay. Columbus are 1-7 in the last eight meetings with Tampa Bay.
The under is 4-0 in the Blue Jackets’ last four games against the Atlantic division, 9-2 inthe last 11 games against teams with winning records, and 8-2 in the last ten road games.
Tampa Bay Lightning Performance Recap and Analysis
Tampa Bay’s last matchup was against the Winnipeg Jets on the road on 1/6/2023 in a 4-2 loss. One of the Blue Jackets vs Lightning betting picks would be for Tampa Bay Lightning to bounce back after a loss on the road in their last game.
Tampa Bay is currently in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 24-13-1 record with 49 points. Nikita Kucherov is the current leader for the Tampa Bay Lightning stats. He leads them with 55 points this year and has recorded at least one point in four of his last five games for this hockey team.
Steven Stamkos has 43 points on his NHL player stats. Stamkos has recorded at least one point in his last four of five games for Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay has one of the best scoring offenses in the NHL so far this season. They are averaging 3.47 goals per game, which is ranked sixth in the entire NHL.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are ranked 14th in GAA at 2.92.
Andrei Vasilevskiy (16-10-1, 2.45 GAA, .919 SV%) is projected to start on Tuesday night for Tampa Bay but is listed as day-to-day as of publication. Brian Elliot (8-3-0, 3.17 GAA, .897 SV%) could get the start in Vasilevskiy’s place if his status remains day-to-day.
Key Injuries
Recently, defenseman Zach Bogosian and defenseman Victor Hedman are both listed as day-to-day with undisclosed injuries for this hockey team.
Betting Trends To Know
Tampa Bay is the favorite on Tuesday night and the favorite is 7-1 in the last eight Blue Jackets vs. Lightning matchups. The Lightning are 4-0 in the last four games against Metropolitan Division competition.
The under in Columbus vs. Tampa Bay matchups is 5-1 in the last six games in Tampa Bay. The under is 6-1-1 in Tampa Bay’s last eight games against the Eastern competition, and 7-1-1 in the last nine games against teams with a .400 winning percentage or lower.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Picks
Moneyline: NHL expert picks have the Tampa Bay Lightning winning this hockey game outright over the Columbus Blue Jackets at -405 odds.
Over/Under: One of the Blue Jackets vs Lightning Betting Picks would be to bet the over six goals total at -113 odds because Columbus is very bad defensively, and Tampa Bay is one of the best offensive teams in the league.
Puck Line Spread: Bet Tampa Bay (-1.5) (-155) over Columbus here because this hockey game won’t be a contest.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Score Prediction
One of our NHL picks is for Tampa Bay to take down Columbus by a final score of 7-2.
NHL Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning over Columbus Blue Jackets 7-2.
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