Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Blackhawks vs. Blue Jackets NHL Odds
Looking for Chicago Blackhawks Vs. Columbus Blue Jackets free hockey plays & NHL Odds? NHL betting sees the Blackhawks taking on the Blue Jackets on Tuesday January 11th at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all NHL Hockey games all season long so stay tuned for more FREE daily NHL hockey predictions like this Blackhawks Blackhawks matchup.
(12-18-5) Chicago Blackhawks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (16-16-1)
Date: Tuesday January 11th
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Nationwide Arena, Columbus
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Blackhawks +100 Blue Jackets -120 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Blackhawks +1.5 -300 Blue Jackets -1.5 +190
NHL Betting Total: O/U 5.5
The travelling Blackhawks have been busy so far in 2022, already playing 5 games but unfortunately only winning one of those. The home team Blue Jackets are similar in both aspects, as they’ve played 4 games already but only won once.
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago started off the season in complete shambles, but then they returned with several good games and they looked somewhat promising. However, they’ve returned to horrible form, only winning three out of ten.
Offensively, The Blackhawks are dreadfully ranked 31st for shots, and 29th for goals per tilt. These rankings made possible by Chicago averaging a painful 2.5 goals, on 28.1 shots per game.
Although, they’ve found some success on the powerplay, by scoring on 18.4% of their chances.
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Defensively speaking, Chicago’s allowing a staggering 3.4 goals on 31.7 shots per matchup; which rank 26th and 17th, woefully. Furthermore, they’re struggling on penalty killing, as they’re letting teams score on 25.2% of their powerplays.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Regarding the home squad, they’re coming off a 4-3 win over The Devils, although this was their first win of the calendar year.
On the offensive side, Columbus is impressively ranked 12th for goals scored, with an average of 3.1 per matchup. Nevertheless, they’re poorly ranked 23rd for shots, and 26th for goals per game.
Defensively, The Jackets are unfortunately ranked 28th for goals against, and 31st for shots against per outing; resulting from an average of 3.5 goals, on 34.8 shots per game.
Moreover, Columbus’ penalty killing unit is inferior by only ranking 25th, and only showing success just 74.8% of the time.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Chicago is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 out of Chicago’s last 6 games.
- Columbus is 4-11 SU in their last 15 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 out of Columbus’ last 8 games.
- Chicago is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against Columbus.
Free Chicago Blackhawks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Prediction
In a matchup between two struggling teams, which is the smartest pick? Well, Chicago is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against Columbus, and Columbus has only won four times in 15 games.
That being said, The Hawks are also playing horribly, but they just upset Vegas and do ride momentum into Columbus.
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Between Chicago’s recent success against Columbus, and the momentum they carry after Saturdays nights battle with Vegas, we are leaning with Chicago and the legendary Marc-Andre Fleury.
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