Capitals – Blue Jackets Prediction, Trends and Betting Odds – Thursday, January 5, 2023

OddsShopper’s Expert NHL AI walks you through the best betting odds, trends and free predictions for the Blue Jackets’s matchup versus the Capitals.
The Washington Capitals will be on the road Thursday late afternoon to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Columbus Blue Jackets come into Thursday as the underdog, with Washington Capitals favored to win. The first puck drops at 1/5/2023 7:00 PM ET.

Capitals – Blue Jackets Betting Odds

The Washington Capitals are favored in this matchup with -215 odds for the moneyline and +125 odds for the -1.5 puck line on PointsBet.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are +1.5 goal underdogs, with -145 odds and +175 odds for the moneyline in this matchup vs the Washington Capitals.

Moneyline Odds

Moneyline trends

• In the last 4 of 6 Home games, the Washington Capitals have covered the Moneyline bet (ROI: 12.3%)
• The Washington Capitals have covered the Moneyline in 3 of their last 3 Away games (ROI: 92.2%)
• In the last 7 of 9 games, the Washington Capitals have covered the Moneyline bet (ROI: 39.0%)
• The Columbus Blue Jackets have not hit the Moneyline in 1 of their last 2 Home games (ROI: -10.9%)
• The Columbus Blue Jackets have not hit the Moneyline in 6 of their last 6 Away games (ROI: -100.0%)
• In the last 7 of 8 games, the Columbus Blue Jackets have not covered the Moneyline bet (ROI: -77.7%)

Puck Line Odds

Puck Line trends

• In the last 3 of 6 Home games, the Washington Capitals have hit the Puck Line bet (ROI: 2.9%)
• In the last 2 of 3 Away games, the Washington Capitals have covered the Puck Line bet (ROI: 27.5%)
• In the last 5 of 9 games, the Washington Capitals have hit the Puck Line bet (ROI: 11.1%)
• The Columbus Blue Jackets have hit the Puck Line in 2 of their last 2 Home games (ROI: 129.2%)
• In the last 5 of 6 Away games, the Columbus Blue Jackets have not hit the Puck Line bet (ROI: -71.4%)
• The Columbus Blue Jackets have not hit the Puck Line in 5 of their last 8 games (ROI: -21.3%)

Total Odds

Total trends

• In the last 5 of 9 games, the Washington Capitals have covered the Total Over bet (ROI: 5.7%)
• The Washington Capitals have not covered the Total Under in 5 of their last 9 games (ROI: -14.1%)
• In the last 5 of 8 games, the Columbus Blue Jackets have not covered the Total Over bet (ROI: -40.1%)
• The Columbus Blue Jackets have hit the Total Under in 5 of their last 8 games (ROI: 34.0%)

Our Capitals – Blue Jackets Pick Recommendation

Our Favorite Player Props for the Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Matchup

Player Prop Trends

• In the last 2 of 9 games, Garnet Hathaway has hit the Goals Over bet (ROI: 38.9%)
• In the last 4 of 6 games, Conor Sheary has covered the Shots on Goal Over bet (ROI: 6.7%)
• In the last 7 of 9 games, Evgeny Kuznetsov has not hit the Goals Over bet (ROI: -20.0%)
• Alex Ovechkin has not hit the Goals Over in 5 of his last 9 games (ROI: -11.7%)
• Anthony Mantha has hit the Assists Over in 3 of his last 9 games (ROI: 12.2%)

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