Ottawa Senators vs. Columbus Blue Jackets odds, tips and betting trends
Two teams in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference standings hit the ice when the Ottawa Senators (8-9, 16th in conference) visit the Columbus Blue Jackets (7-13-4, 15th) at Nationwide Arena on Friday at 7:00 PM ET.
Ottawa’s last game was a 5-0 home loss against the Florida Panthers on November 27.
Columbus lost 4-2 at home against the Montreal Canadiens in its most recent game on November 29.
Before watching this matchup, here’s everything you need to know about Friday’s action on the ice.
- Favorite: Senators (-146)
- Underdog: Blue Jackets (+122)
- Over/under: 6.5
- In nine games as the moneyline favorite this season, Ottawa has won five times.
- The Senators have been victorious twice in four games with moneyline odds shorter than -146 this season.
- The moneyline odds imply that Ottawa has a 59.3% chance of winning this contest.
- Ottawa’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 12 of 17 times.
- In the last 10 games, the Senators have claimed 75.0% of the possible points with a 5-5-0 record.
- They are scoring at a 3.2 goals-per-game average (32 total) during that stretch.
- Over on the defensive end, the Senators have allowed 3.5 goals per game (35 total) over those 10 outings.
- This season the Blue Jackets have six wins in the 20 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- Columbus has 16 games this season playing as the underdog by +122 or longer, and is 5-11 in those contests.
- The moneyline implies a 45.0% chance to win for the Blue Jackets.
- Columbus has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 13 of 24 games this season.
- Over the past 10 games, the Blue Jackets have claimed 60.0% of the possible points with a 3-6-1 record.
- They have totaled 31 goals over that stretch.
- On the defensive side, the Blue Jackets have allowed three goals per game (30 total) over those 10 outings.
- Game Day: Friday, December 1, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
