Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Blue Jackets vs Penguins NHL Odds
Looking for Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins free hockey plays & NHL Odds? NHL betting sees the Blue Jackets taking on the Penguins on Thursday, March 7th, 2019 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. 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 Blue Jackets Penguins matchup.
(37-26-3) Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (35-22-9)
Date: Thursday, March 7th
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Penguins -130
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: OFF
NHL Betting Total: 6.5
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The Penguins are where the Blue Jackets want to be. Pittsburgh sits at 1st in the wild card race with 79 points but Columbus is right on their heels with 77. The Canadiens currently sit in the #2 spot for the postseason but Columbus is within striking distance.
Columbus Blue Jackets
One of the reasons Columbus is still in the hunt for the postseason is because they’ve been such a good road team. The Blue Jackets are 20-10-1 going away this year and have gone 6-1 in their last 7 on the road.
The Blue Jackets may also want to get on the road after a surprisingly poor home stand. From February 23rd to March 3rd Columbus went just 2-3 on their own ice benchmarked by a devastating 0-4 loss to Edmonton as -225 favorites.
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Columbus did go on the road Tuesday and scored a 2-1 win over New Jersey. That victory took a shootout however and the Blue Jackets were an astounding -230 road favorites. The win shouldn’t have been that hard.
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins look to have turned things around a bit as they were once on the outside looking in for the postseason. Pittsburgh has gone 6-2-2 over their last 10 and have outscored the last two opponents 8-3.
Pittsburgh was back at PPG Paints Arena Tuesday after a four game road swing. The Pens were 2-0-2 over that span which has kept them in the wild card spot. The Penguins are tied with Carolina for 3rd in the Metropolitan so the team does have options on their route to the playoffs.
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One of those road wins for Pittsburgh came February 26th in Columbus in a 5-2 win. These teams will become very familiar with each other over the next few days as they also meet up on Saturday. Pittsburgh also notched a 4-2 win in Columbus in November.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Blue Jackets are 6-1 their last 7 road games
- Penguins are 116-50 their last 166 home games
- Blue Jackets are 4-18 the last 22 in Pittsburgh
- Favorite is 12-5 the last 17 H2H meetings
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Penguins -130
There’s not a bad price for the Penguins in this one considering they’ve already beaten Columbus twice this seasn. The Blue Jackets have looked bad against bad teams over the past week and the Penguins are a good team. Yes, the Blue Jackets want (and need) this one but it’s going to be tough to get at PPG Paints Arena.
NHL Free Score Prediction: Penguins 4-Blue Jackets 2
Columbus G Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 4+ goals in 3 of 5. The Penguins offense gets to him Thursday.
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