Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets 10/30/19 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Edmonton Oilers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL: 7:30 PM EST
Oct. 30, 2019
TV: FSOH
Latest Odds : CBJ -140 Total 6
Edmonton gets to play in back to back road games here. The Oilers in the first game of the road trip plays against the struggling Detroit Red Wings. However, the game against the Red Wings will give the Oilers a chance to prove that it is possible to bounce back after getting crushed earlier in the week. The loss did not hurt the Oilers first place position, but it did drop them to an 8-3-1 record.
The Oilers offense has been playing consistent and have managed to get 3 goals a game on the year so far. The Oilers special teams is converting on 33.3% of the power plays and killing off 86.5% of the opponents chances. The Oilers defense is giving up 2.67 goals a game on the year.
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The Blue Jacket are still figuring out how to play defense without Bob to stop the shots. However, the Blue Jackets after some early season hiccups have found their stride and now the offense has to catch up and start to put the pressure on the opponent. In the last game the Blue Jackets did lose to the Flyers 7-4 and that pushed the Blue Jackets to a 5-4-2 record on the year.
On the season so far the Blue Jackets have managed to get 2.73 goals a game. The Blue Jackets have struggled on the power play with only 11.4% conversion. Defensively the Blue Jackets have allowed 3.55 goals a game, but have killed off 75% of the opponents power plays.
Recent Betting Trends:
Oilers are 4-0 in their last 4 Wednesday games.
Blue Jackets are 25-5 in their last 30 games as a favorite of -201 or greater.
Under is 4-0 in Oilers last 4 games as a road underdog.
Under is 5-1 in Blue Jackets last 6 games as a favorite.
Free Betting Pick: Edmonton Oilers +120
The Blue Jackets are a team that has not been able to play that great on the year as the defense seems to have lost their leader this year. Now, the Blue Jackets face a very strong offensive minded team in the Oilers. The game could really become a problem for the Blue Jackets whose defense cracked under a Flyers team that is not that great on the year and ended up having a great game against the Blue Jackets, look for the Oilers to have much of the same luck. Final Score, Edmonton Oilers win 7-3.