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The Columbus Blue Jackets (1-1-0) and St. Louis Blues (1-2-0) will meet in the NHL tonight. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. EDT at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
The Blues are favored at -130 on the moneyline, with the Blue Jackets +110 to pull off the upset. The over/under is set at 5.5 (-130o / +110u).
Let's get into our Blue Jackets vs. Blues predictions and NHL picks.
Blue Jackets vs. Blues Prediction
Our Columbus vs. St. Louis best bet is on the Blue Jackets to win, with the best odds currently available at DraftKings. For all of your NHL bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NHL odds page.
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Blue Jackets vs Blues Odds
| Blue Jackets Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -238 | 5.5 -130o / 110u | +110 |
| Blues Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +195 | 5.5 -130o / 110u | -130 |
- Blue Jackets vs. Blues puck line: Blue Jackets +1.5 (-238), Blues -1.5 (+195)
- Blue Jackets vs. Blues over/under: 5.5 (-130o / +110u)
- Blue Jackets vs. Blues moneyline: Blue Jackets +100, Blues -130
- Blue Jackets vs. Blues best bet: Blue Jackets Moneyline
Blue Jackets vs. Blues Preview
I have serious reason to be concerned about the Columbus Blue Jackets' short-term future.
After only playing in three games, the Jackets have a defensive depth problem. Dante Fabbro, Damon Severson, and Ivan Provorov are all out with injury.
There’s some solid depth here with Emil Andrae and Denton Mateychuk, but when you’re missing three key cogs in the lineup, it’s not ideal.
But what do I know? The Jackets are the third-best 5-on-5 defensive team in the league, so apparently something has to be working.
Columbus has Jet Greaves going in between the pipes, and Greaves has established himself as a legitimate netminder. Last season he ended up with a top-10 GSAx and had a .908 SV%.
St. Louis, on the other hand, has a weird outlook. I love the young talent it has, and love the moves it made in the offseason by acquiring Mason McTavish and Connor McMichael.
But I wonder if Jordan Binnington gets the start tonight. Binnington is apparently only good on international ice, because in the NHL, it’s been a downward trajectory since he helped the Blues win the Stanley Cup in 2019.
But it’s been a rough go for the Blues in the first four games of the season, going 1-2-1, and the offense has been truly mediocre.
I tend to value the Jackets, though, in this matchup. They may be coming off a back-to-back, but Columbus went 9-5-2 on the backend of back-to-backs last season, so I’ll ride with them.
Best Bet: Blue Jackets Moneyline (+110)
