Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets 4/4/2015 Free NHL Picks & Predictions
by Guy Bruhn - 4/3/2015
Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 2:00 PM ET
Nationwide Arena in Columbus
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The Pittsburgh Penguins head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.
The Penguins are 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss of 3 or more goals and 97-44 in their last 141 games playing on 2 days rest. They are 42-20 in their last 62 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game. The under is 6-0-1 in the Penguins last 7 following a home loss of 3 or more goals and 6-1-1 in their last 8 overall.
The Blue Jackets are 7-0 in their last 7 games following a win and 11-1 in their last 12 overall. They are 4-1 in their last 5 home games. The over is 4-0-1 in the Blue Jackets last 5 overall and 4-0 in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Head-to-head, the over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Columbus and 19-7 in the last 26 meetings. The Penguins are 7-2 in the last 9 meetings in Columbus and are 11-4 in the last 15 meetings.
Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends
Pittsburgh Penguins are 42-35-0 Against the Spread
Pittsburgh Penguins are 29-39-0 against the Over/Under
Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends
Columbus Blue Jackets are 38-39-0 Against the Spread
Columbus Blue Jackets are 40-31-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Pittsburgh Penguins
12/27/14 D Olli Maatta Shoulder out for season
11/18/14 RW Pascal Dupuis Blood Clot out for season
04/03/15 C Evgeni Malkin Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs Columbus
03/28/15 D Kris Letang Concussion out indefinitely
03/25/15 D Christian Ehrhoff Concussion out indefinitely
Columbus Blue Jackets
03/28/15 LW Rene Bourque Back out for season
03/04/15 RW David Clarkson Oblique expected to miss 4-6 weeks
02/25/15 RW Jack Skille Shoulder out for season
Guy's Pick: Take Pittsburgh
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