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Anaheim Ducks
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Columbus Blue Jackets

Anaheim Ducks vs Columbus Blue Jackets Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 30, 10:10PM UTC

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NHL
Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Indoor
Wed 17 Dec 2025, 12:00AM
1
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Anaheim Ducks 1.5 Spread -217

For Anaheim Ducks vs Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL), this is the model’s pick — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $146 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Wed 17 Dec 2025, 12:00AM at Nationwide Arena.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win70.0%
The price says68.5%
Best price-217

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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Spread
Anaheim Ducks
+1.5
-217
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Anaheim Ducks

  • Nick Jensen DOut
  • Petr Mrazek GOut
  • Troy Terry RWOut
  • Drew Helleson DOut
  • Ryan Poehling COut

Columbus Blue Jackets

  • Elvis Merzlikins GOut
  • Isac Lundestrom COut
Availability updated Aug 20, 5:23PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Anaheim Ducks vs Columbus Blue Jackets: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 7 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability7 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Columbus Blue JacketsNo line posted

Anaheim Ducks @ Columbus Blue Jackets moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineAnaheim Ducks +1.5No line posted

Anaheim Ducks @ Columbus Blue Jackets puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Anaheim Ducks @ Columbus Blue Jackets total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Anaheim Ducks @ Columbus Blue Jackets — what the model found

Our model graded 1 betting market for Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets — 1 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 1 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

Anaheim Ducks vs Columbus Blue Jackets — recent results

Columbus Blue Jackets have won 2 of their last 5 games; Anaheim Ducks have won 2 of their last 5.

Columbus Blue Jackets — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–2WSHHome
L2–3BOSHome
W5–2MTLAway
L0–5BUFAway
W4–3DETAway
Anaheim Ducks — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–5VGKHome
L2–3VGKAway
W4–3VGKHome
L2–6VGKHome
W3–1VGKAway

Who’s out or in doubt

7 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Columbus Blue Jackets
PlayerStatus
Elvis Merzlikins GOUT
Isac Lundestrom COUT
Anaheim Ducks
PlayerStatus
Nick Jensen DOUT
Petr Mrazek GOUT
Troy Terry RWOUT
Drew Helleson DOUT
Ryan Poehling COUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Anaheim Ducks vs Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Ducks vs Jackets, or as Jackets vs Ducks. The most recent game between them was Wednesday 17 December 2025 at Nationwide Arena. The model has generated 1 game pick for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

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