The Columbus Blue Jackets (13-14-8) wrap up a two-game set against the Detroit Red Wings (11-20-4) Sunday with a 3 p.m. ET puck drop at Little Caesars Arena. Below, we analyze the Blue Jackets-Red Wings odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
Blue Jackets at Red Wings: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Blue Jackets -165 (bet $165 to win $100) | Red Wings +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Against the spread/ATS: Blue Jackets -1.5 (+165) | Red Wings +1.5 (-200)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: +110 | U: -135)
Blue Jackets at Red Wings: Projected starting goalies
Elvis Merzlikins (5-4-2, 2.93 GAA, .912 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Thomas Greiss (2-14-4, 3.51 GAA, .885 SV%)
Merzlikins gets the nod over Cameron Johnson for a second straight start. Joonas Korpisalo is dealing with a lower-body injury, so Merzlikins will try to get it right after falling in Saturday’s game. He turned aside 31 of the 34 shots he faced in the loss, and he has now lost three of his past five games.
Greiss gets a look after Calvin Pickard picked up the start and win Saturday. He has one loss in one start and one relief appearance against the Blue Jackets this season, allowing 3 goals on 29 shots Jan. 18.
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Blue Jackets at Red Wings: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Blue Jackets 4, Red Wings 1
Money line (ML)
The BLUE JACKETS (-165) showed Saturday why nothing is a certainty in the NHL. They have dominated this series historically, but the Red Wings dictated the tempo for most of the game in front of Pickard.
Look for the boys from C-Bus to return the favor in Sunday’s matinee game, as the Wings have won back-to-back contests on just two other occasions this season.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The BLUE JACKETS -1.5 (+165) might have stung bettors Saturday, and if one of those was you, forget it and move on.
Sometimes bettors tend to avoid making the same bet because of a sour taste in their mouths from a loss. The Jackets have the better overall body of work on the season, and they’re going to get a nice win by at least 2 goals here.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 5.5 (-135) is the play, just as it was Saturday. That part came through, and the Under is now 4-1-2 across Detroit’s past seven games.
The Under is also 5-1 in the previous six games for Columbus.
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