Friday, October 16, 2015

Nationwide Arena

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, October 16, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +155 and the Blue Jackets at -172. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have 1 total point this season. They have scored 5 goals while giving up 12 goals. They have had 10 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 11 power play opportunities and given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 64%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 0 points on the season. They have 5 power play goals on 17 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 29%. They have allowed 14 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 64%. As a team, they have a total of 9 goals scored while giving up 20 goals this year.

The Maple Leafs are 7-3 in their last 10 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game, 17-36 in their last 53 Friday games and 7-19 in their last 26 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game. They are 14-38 in their last 52 vs. a team with a losing record, 11-43 in their last 54 overall, 3-13 in their last 16 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400 and 9-42 in their last 51 road games.

The under is 5-1 in the Maple Leafs last 6 vs. the Metropolitan, 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400 and 6-2-1 in their last 9 Friday games. The under is also 16-6-2 in their last 24 road games, 5-2 in their last 7 overall and 5-2 in their last 7 vs. the Eastern Conference.

The Blue Jackets are 6-1 in their last 7 Friday games, 5-1 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning % below .400 and 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400. They are 6-2 in their last 8 home games, 2-5 in their last 7 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game, 3-8 in their last 11 games following a home loss of 3 or more goals and 0-4 in their last 4 overall.

The over is 6-0-1 in the Blue Jackets last 7 Friday games, 7-1 in their last 8 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game, 6-1 in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest and 6-1-1 in their last 8 home games. The over is also 5-1 in their last 6 following a loss of 3 or more goals, 21-6-2 in their last 29 overall, 6-2-1 in their last 9 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game and 18-6-2 in their last 26 vs. the Eastern Conference.

Head to head, the road team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 0-3 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 1-1-0 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 0-4 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 4-0-0 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

10/14/15 C Shawn Matthias Shoulder "?" Friday vs. Columbus

10/06/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee expected to miss 3 games

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/15/15 LW Matt Calvert Lower Body "?" Friday vs. Toronto

10/14/15 C Alexander Wennberg Concussion "?" Friday vs Toronto

10/14/15 RW David Clarkson Lower Body "?" Friday vs Toronto

10/09/15 RW Josh Anderson Eye out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto

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