Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets Odds, Picks and Predictions
Toronto Maple Leafs are struggling. They lost two games at home recently. Tonight they play the Columbus Blue Jackets, who have lost four of five games.
The Leafs opened at around -205 and remain in that range as of 2 p.m. ET. The Blue Jackets are in the +175 to +180 range. This is a change from the last meeting between these teams about two weeks ago, when Columbus closed at +233.
Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets is on 3/7/2022 at 3:08 p.m. ET.
Auston Matthews to score 2+ goals in regulation tonight BOOSTED to +550 (was +425) at bet365. Canada to win a game involving a Canadian team at Betway is a winner if they jump out to a 2-0 lead.
Maple Leafs are without Ondrej Kase, Rasmus Sandin, Jake Muzzin and Adam Boqvist. Blue Jackets are also without Alexandre Texier.
Maple Leafs are 1-0-1, they have 8 goals for and 8 against. Blue Jackets are 1 -1- 0, with 8 for.
The Over is 35-14-4 in the Blue Jackets' last 53 home games.
Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets is a game that is worth watching.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are second in the league in goals per game since January 1. They have scored at least three goals in eight of their last 10 games. The Blue Jackets have lost five of last eight games and seven of the last 12. Their goalkeeping is awful. They are 28th in league since February 14 at 4.0 goals a game. Tonight's game is against the Columbus Blue Jays. Petr Mrazek is starting for them. He has a -11 GSAA in last seven games, and so has Joonas Korpisalo.
Both starting goalies have shown an extended stretch of little-to-no ability at stopping pucks. Neither team's power play has been particularly efficient lately. Both penalty kill units have also been struggling. The Over is 16-6-1 in Toronto's last 23 games and 11-3-2 in Columbus' last 16.
Maple Leafs have scored 19 goals in their last three games. They lost to Buffalo, but they have a lot of chances to score against Blue Jackets. The team that goes over 60 minutes is the best bet. The bet removes the risk of the team not winning in regulation.
Maple Leafs are favored to score over 3.5 goals in regulation against the Blue Jackets.
Today's Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets game is a $10 bet. If parlayed, you could win $52.67 on a bet of $100.
