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39 COMMUNITY PICKS

33 % Penguins

67 % Blue Jackets

PIT (
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CBJ (
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LIVE ODDS
Pittsburgh
Columbus
LIVE ODDS
Pittsburgh
Columbus

Pittsburgh vs Columbus Top User Picks

Picks on the Side

Expert Picks Best for this Matchup

Peter Billingsley (51%)
Phil Blau (50%)
Richard Davis (50%)

Picks on the Total

Expert Picks Best for this Matchup

Peter Billingsley (51%)
Ryan Houk (50%)
Richard Davis (50%)

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets Preview March 09, 2019

Pittsburgh Penguins (36-22-9) is visiting Columbus Blue Jackets (37-27-3) on March 09, 2019, 7:00 PM ET and playing at the Nationwide Arena.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are favored by vegas at a line of -150. The opening line was -143 so the public has been betting on Pittsburgh Penguins causing the CBJ line to shift +7. 67% of the community is betting Columbus Blue Jackets will win today. Get the consensus from the top 10 users most likely to be right on tonight's matchup below.

This could be a battle that goes a long way towards determining playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference. These two teams have already played twice over the past 10 days, with the Penguins taking advantage of the opportunity to leapfrog the Blue Jackets in the standings. During that span, Pittsburgh has gone from ninth place to sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings by going 8-2-2 over their past 12 contests. Meanwhile, Columbus finds itself on the outside looking in at the Eastern Conference playoff picture after giving up their Wild Card spot by losing four of their last six contests. Can the Penguins continue their mastery of the Blue Jackets with a victory on the road in Columbus on Saturday evening?

Pittsburgh Highlights

Goals
4th
3.46
Shots
8th
32.70
PP/PK Percentage
5th
25.27

ATS Trends

  • Pittsburgh is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
  • Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
  • Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
  • Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
  • Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
  • The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing Columbus
  • Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
  • Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus

Player Injuries

  • Chad Ruhwedel is out indefinitely (Upper Body)
  • Olli Maatta IR (02/12) (Upper Body)
  • Bryan Rust is out indefinitely (Lower Body)

Columbus Highlights

Goals
11th
3.06
Shots
15th
31.76
PP/PK Percentage
28th
15.26

ATS Trends

  • Columbus is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
  • Columbus is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Columbus's last 10 games
  • Columbus is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
  • Columbus is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games at home
  • Columbus is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
  • Columbus is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
  • The total has gone OVER in 7 of Columbus's last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh
  • Columbus is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
  • Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Player Injuries

  • Ryan Murray is out indefinitely (Upper Body)