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Chicago Blackhawks vs Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 31, 2022 at 1:00 PM ET

Venue: Nationwide Arena — Columbus, OH

Article updated Dec 30, 10:15 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Chicago is on the road playing Columbus at the Nationwide Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 1:00pm EST. Columbus -135 was the opening favorite and current line is

Game outlook

Chicago is on the road playing Columbus at the Nationwide Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 1:00pm EST. Columbus -135 was the opening favorite and current line is Columbus -143.

Chicago Highlights

With a power ranking of 32, Chicago is ranked #32 in offense (scoring an average of 2.27 per game), #29 in defense (allowing an average of 3.79 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-22-4 this season.

Columbus Highlights

Columbus Blue Jackets has a power ranking of 28 and are #28 for offense (scoring an average of 2.70 per game), #31 for defense (giving up an average of 3.79 points per game) and 5-5 overall. Chicago went 1-2-0 in their last 3 matchups against Columbus.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Columbus Blue Jackets to win and the total score to be 6. 59% of SportsJaw predicts Columbus Blue Jackets to win. OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.

U: 1.5% picked Chicago Blackhawks on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Blackhawks 3 to Blue Jackets 4.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Blackhawks 3 to Blue Jackets 4.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NHL Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Chicago Blackhawks+121 → +125Moved
  • Moneyline · Columbus Blue Jackets-135 → -143Moved
  • Spread · Chicago Blackhawks+1.5 (-200) → +1.5 (-205)Moved
  • Spread · Columbus Blue Jackets-1.5 (+175) → -1.5 (+175)Unchanged
  • Total · Over6 (-110) → 6 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under6 (-110) → 6 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Chicago Blackhawks
3-8 matchup record · 1-9-0 ATS · 3-6-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Columbus Blue Jackets
5-5 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-31T03:15:43.820Z). 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

  • 2022-12-23Columbus Blue Jackets 2 · Chicago Blackhawks 5
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Columbus Blue Jackets defeated Chicago Blackhawks 4-1

Columbus Blue Jackets defeated Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on December 31, 2022, a 3-goal decision in the series. Columbus Blue Jackets' strongest period was the 2nd period, when it outscored its opponent 2-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago Blackhawks +1.5 (-205) spread, Columbus Blue Jackets covered, while the 5 combined goals finished under the recorded total of 6.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • GeorgewMoneyline · Columbus Blue Jackets -135Win
  • AliencreationMoneyline · Columbus Blue Jackets -135Win
  • MookiebetsMoneyline · Chicago Blackhawks +118Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Columbus Blue Jackets -133Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Columbus Blue Jackets -133Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 6.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Columbus Blue Jackets -133Win