Blue Jackets vs. Lightning

Our play on the Over leverages Columbus’ defensive struggles and a severe rest disadvantage, as the Blue Jackets enter the second half of a back-to-back after surrendering five goals in last night’s overtime loss to the Kings. Tampa Bay’s high-octane offense—led by Nikita Kucherov, who is coming off a two-goal performance in an 8-7 shootout against Buffalo—is perfectly positioned to exploit a Columbus unit ranking 29th in xGA and bottom-10 in penalty killing, especially given the Lightning's 24.2% power play efficiency and the 13 goals produced in their last head-to-head meeting.