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Washington Capitals vs Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Nationwide Arena — Columbus, OH

Article updated Jan 4, 10:15 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Washington is on the road playing Columbus at the Nationwide Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Washington -180 was the opening favorite and current line is

Game outlook

Washington is on the road playing Columbus at the Nationwide Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Washington -180 was the opening favorite and current line is Washington -213.

Washington Highlights

With a power ranking of 5, Washington is ranked #14 in offense (scoring an average of 3.26 per game), #9 in defense (allowing an average of 2.77 points to be scored against them per game) and are 21-13-6 this season.

Columbus Highlights

Columbus Blue Jackets has a power ranking of 29 and are #28 for offense (scoring an average of 2.69 per game), #31 for defense (giving up an average of 2.77 points per game) and 5-5 overall. Washington went 1-2-0 in their last 3 matchups against Columbus.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Washington Capitals to win and the total score to be 6.5. 61% of SportsJaw users predict Washington Capitals to win. OddsShark 's prediction is Washington will win and the total will go under.

O: 1.5% picked Columbus Blue Jackets on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Capitals 4 to Blue Jackets 2.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Capitals 4 to Blue Jackets 2.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw Capitals vs Blue Jackets archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Capitals vs Blue Jackets matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Washington Capitals-180 → -213Moved
  • Moneyline · Columbus Blue Jackets+155 → +183Moved
  • Spread · Washington Capitals-1.5 (+135) → -1.5 (+120)Moved
  • Spread · Columbus Blue Jackets+1.5 (-150) → +1.5 (-140)Moved
  • Total · Over6 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under6 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Washington Capitals
6-4 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Columbus Blue Jackets
5-5 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-05T03:15:33.904Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Washington Capitals defeated Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2

Washington Capitals defeated Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on January 5, 2023, a 4-goal decision in the series. Washington Capitals' strongest period was the 2nd period, when it outscored its opponent 4-1. Against SportsJaw's recorded Washington Capitals -1.5 (+120) spread, Washington Capitals covered, while the 8 combined goals finished over the recorded total of 6.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Sammy52Moneyline · Washington Capitals -180Win
  • DtownsendMoneyline · Washington Capitals -180Win
  • Gspeece1023Moneyline · Washington Capitals -189Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Washington Capitals -205Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Washington Capitals -205Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Washington Capitals -205Win
  • MalakhovMoneyline · Washington Capitals -205Win