Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning: Reaching a Total Over

Prediction for the NHL Columbus vs Tampa Bay, which will take place on January 5 at 03:00. Check the teams’ conditions and expert betting tips. Several betting options are available!

Columbus

In five past games, Columbus managed to earn four points, barely beating not so strong Seattle and Nashville in a shootout. In the other three, the club encountered defeats (3:4 from Vancouver, 2:5 from Edmonton and 4:7 from Carolina). That is why Columbus has lost its advantage over the lower New Jersey. In case of failure, it risks going down to the second last position in the Metropolitan Division standings

Tampa Bay

Recently, the leader of the Atlantic Division has had an extremely disappointing three matches. First, there is a humiliating defeat from Florida with a score of 3:9, then there are two defeats from the Rangers - one was in a shootout, and the other was devastating (0:4). If the Lightning fell again and the lower-ranked Florida beats Calgary, Tampa will lose its leadership.

Expert Betting Tips

The bookmakers are clearly on the side of the second team, but we do not see a favourite as such. Both teams have not been exceptionally bright with results lately. However, we are waiting for a scoring meeting since the opponents tend to reach the total over. The bookmakers gave an excellent coefficient for the classic total, which we offer to take advantage of. Prediction: the total over (5.5).