Blue Jackets vs. Oilers Pick

Edmonton Oilers (32-19-8) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (18-35-5)
February 25, 2023 12:30 pm EDT
The Line: Columbus Blue Jackets +210 / Edmonton Oilers -250; Over/Under: +7
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The Edmonton Oilers and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena on Saturday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Edmonton is a -250 road favorite while Columbus is a +210 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 7 goals.

Injuries

For Edmonton, Klim Kostin and Evander Kane are both questionable for this game while Ryan Murray is still out with a back injury. For Columbus, Cole Sillinger is questionable for this game with an illness while Yegor Chinakhov and Carson Meyer are both out until early March.

Matchup History

Columbus’ 3-2 overtime win back on January 25, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Jackets in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Edmonton is 10-4 in their last 14 road games and 35-17 in their last 52 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 18-7-1 in their last 26 road games. Columbus is 15-36 in their last 51 games overall and 1-4 in their last 5 home games while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games overall.

Pick

I’m backing Edmonton here. The Oilers are just the better team from top to bottom and while Columbus has had some nice goaltending performances as of late, the offense hasn’t been good enough to make them count. Edmonton’s been shaky in spots, but this just feels like a bad matchup for Columbus even with this being a really early start for Edmonton with the time difference. Give me the Oilers in this one.