Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets odds, tips and betting trends
The Toronto Maple Leafs (15-6-5, fourth in the Eastern Conference) host the Columbus Blue Jackets (9-16-5, 15th) at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET.
Toronto claimed a 7-3 victory on the road its last time out on December 12 against the New York Rangers.
Columbus lost 5-2 at home against the Florida Panthers in its last game on December 10.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s hockey game.
- Favorite: Maple Leafs (-283)
- Underdog: Blue Jackets (+231)
- Over/under: 6.5
- Toronto has gone 13-10 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
- The Maple Leafs have been victorious one time through two games as a moneyline favorite shorter than -283 this season.
- Toronto has a 73.9% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.
- Toronto and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 15 of 26 games this season.
- In their past 10 matchups, the Maple Leafs are 6-1-3 to earn 65.0% of the possible points.
- They are scoring at a 3.4 goals-per-game average (34 total) during that span.
- Over on the defensive end, the Maple Leafs have given up 28 goals (2.8 per game) over those 10 matchups.
- The Blue Jackets have been an underdog in 26 games this season, with eight upset wins (30.8%).
- Columbus has had moneyline odds of +231 or longer once this season and lost that game.
- The win probability for the Blue Jackets, implied from the moneyline, is 30.2%.
- In 56.7% of Columbus’ previous games this season (17/30), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
- Over the past 10 contests, the Blue Jackets have secured 65.0% of the possible points with a 4-5-1 record.
- They are scoring at a 2.9 goals-per-game average (29 total) during that span.
- Defensively, the Blue Jackets have allowed 30 goals (3.0 per game) in those 10 outings.
- Game Day: Thursday, December 14, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
