Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings 1/6/20 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Los Angeles Kings
NHL: 10:30 PM EST
Jan. 06, 2020
TV: FSOH, FSW
Latest Odds : LA -120 Total 5.5
The Blue Jacket are heading on the road after picking up a 3-2 loss to the Sharks. The loss was definitely a shocker with how poorly the Sharks had been playing on the year, but it did happen and showed the lack of offensive consistency for the Blue Jackets. The loss dropped the Blue Jackets to 19-15-8 on the year.
The Blue Jackets offense is very disappointing this year with 2.61 goals a game being scored. The defense for the Blue Jackets has been playing great on the season giving up only 2.71 goals a game. The power play for the Blue Jackets has improved to the point of converting on the power play at 17.1% on the year with the penalty kill sitting at 80.7% on the season.
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The Kings are not playing that great on the year and in their last game the Nashville Predators were able to crush the Kings by a 4-1 score. The loss did not impact the Kings position in the standings as the Kings are still barely out of the basement of the Pacific, but it did drop the Kings to a 17-22-4 record.
The offense for the Los Angeles Kings has ended up getting only 2.56 goals a game on the year. The defense for the Kings is giving up 3.14 goals a game on the year. The power play for the Los Angeles team is converting only at 14.9% on the year and the penalty kill has done just okay on the year with a penalty kill at 74.6% so far.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus' last 5 games.
Columbus are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles' last 7 games.
Los Angeles are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
Free Betting Pick: Columbus Blue Jackets +100
The Kings have been struggling offensively again in recent games. That is going to lead to the Kings having some more problems in getting the win here as the offense is facing a very good Blue Jackets defense. Look for the Blue Jackets defense to contain the Kings offense, but also for the Blue Jackets offense to finally find their way to the rink. Final Score, Columbus Blue Jackets win 3-1.