BY SBG GLobal

NHL Betting Preview
Columbus Blue Jackets (30-25-6) at Edmonton Oilers (30-25-5)
Thursday, 9:05 pm Eastern

SBG Global Opening Line: Oilers – 135 , Total 5.5 Under – 120

A key game in the Western Conference takes place on Thursday as the Edmonton Oilers host the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets have 66 points, good for sixth place in the conference while Edmonton is one point back in a four-way tie for 7th place. SBG Global reports that early Hockey betting has the public taking Blue Jackets on the Road.

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason has been excellent all season but he could be wearing down. He has started seven straight games but in his last two has given up a total of eight goals. He has struggled in his career against Edmonton going 1-1-0 with a goals against average of 4.02.

Edmonton has won their last four home games against Columbus. “Every game is important right now,” Oilers winger Erik Cole said. “It doesn’t matter who you are playing. It’s that time of year where you can’t be squandering points.” Edmonton is coming off a 5-3 win over Tampa Bay on Tuesday. “This was huge for us to get the momentum moving forward,” Oilers center Sam Gagner said, “Especially after the last three games. We had a couple mistakes but we also did a lot of things right. … It was a character win. Hopefully we can build on it.”

Here are the Hockey betting stats for Thursday’s game. The Blue Jackets are 3-8 in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. The Blue Jackets are 6-20-3 in the last 29 meetings against Edmonton and they are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Edmonton.

The Oilers are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a losing record. The Oilers are 2-5 in their last 7 vs. the Western Conference. The Oilers are 1-8 in their last 9 Thursday games. The home team is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings between the two teams.

SBG Global Current Line: Oilers – 135 , Total 5.5 Under – 120

The Under is 5-1 in the Blue Jackets last 6 vs. the Western Conference. The Over is 6-2 in the Blue Jackets last 8 vs. the Northwest. The Over is 5-2 in the Blue Jackets last 7 road games.

The Under is 8-3 in the Oilers last 11 vs. the Western Conference. The Over is 5-2 in the Oilers last 7 Thursday games. The Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings between the two teams.

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