Blue Jackets vs. Rangers NHL predictions, picks & odds for Tuesday

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The New York Rangers return home for what will be their only home game within roughly two weeks as they host the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Rangers have a great opportunity to claim another two points, which would be very important as they look to climb the standings and gain home ice in the playoffs. With how bad Columbus has been, there is no reason why New York does not claim the win in the comfortability of Madison Square Garden.

Below, our experts have provided their Blue Jackets vs. Rangers predictions to give you the betting edge with odds provided by Caesars Sportsbook.

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Two Metropolitan Division opponents meet up on Tuesday night, as the New York Rangers host the Columbus Blue Jackets at MSG. It is their third matchup of the year, and surprisingly, the season series is tied 1-1. Columbus took their one win in an early season matchup in October, but in their next matchup, the Rangers won by two goals. The finish could be even worse here. The Blue Jackets are currently tied for dead last in the NHL, so this game could be over very quickly as New York is a major threat.

The Rangers currently third in the Metropolitan Division, but they are tied for sixth in the entire NHL. This is why the odds for New York to win this game is incredibly high. Even them covering the puck line and winning by two or more isn’t even at plus-money odds. However, these high odds are matched with a high likelihood of them handling the Blue Jackets with ease.

As of late, the Rangers have shown consistent and elite defense. They have allowed just 18 regulation time goals in the past 10 games, which is an average of 1.8 goals against per game. Columbus’ offense has scored the four-fewest goals per game this season, so this is a terrible matchup for them. With a roster in Columbus with minimal depth and talent, the first of our Blue Jackets vs. Rangers predictions is on New York -1.5 with -140 odds at Caesars Sportsbook.

Let’s continue with our Blue Jackets vs. Rangers predictions and target our best bet in the player prop market. That would be on New York’s Adam Fox to record an assist.

Fox has continued to show he is one of the NHL’s best defenseman and he has the third-most assists by a defenseman with 54. The Rangers will be producing lots of offense against a weak Blue Jackets team and expect him to be a major part in that. Columbus allows the second-most goals per game, and Fox has a strong history against them.

In eight career matchups with the Jackets, Fox has recorded nine assists, which includes when these teams last met. He has elite goal-scorers to link up with like Patrick Kane, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. With so many options and a poor Columbus defense, let’s round out our Rangers vs. Penguins predictions with Fox to record an assist with -150 odds at Caesars Sportsbook.

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Now that you know how to take advantage of our Blue Jackets vs. Rangers predictions at Caesars Sportsbook, let’s check out the latest odds. New York -1.5 comes with a -140 price, while Columbus +1.5 is listed with +120 odds. So, a $14 wager on the Rangers profits $10 if they win by at least two goals, while a $10 wager on the Jackets profits $12 if they lose by just one goal or pull off the upset.

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