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Boston Bruins
VS
Columbus Blue Jackets

Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 18, 5:14AM UTC

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NHL
Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Indoor
Sun 12 Apr 2026, 10:00PM
2
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
Answer
The model’s one call for this game: Boston Bruins 1.5 (Spread)
The model graded 2 markets for Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $147 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. For the numbers: model win probability 80.2%, fair odds 1.25, book price -213, model edge +12.2%. Tip-off Sun 12 Apr 2026, 10:00PM at Nationwide Arena.

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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Spread
Boston Bruins
+1.5
-213
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Who's out

Injuries & availability

Boston Bruins

  • Nikita Zadorov DOut
  • Dans Locmelis COut

Columbus Blue Jackets

  • Isac Lundestrom COut
Availability updated Jul 19, 6:33PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & availability impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and watch the availability of Nikita Zadorov, Dans Locmelis and Isac Lundestrom.
FactorThis fixture
Availability3 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Columbus Blue JacketsNo line posted

Boston Bruins @ Columbus Blue Jackets moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineBoston Bruins +1.5No line posted

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

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

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

Boston Bruins @ Columbus Blue Jackets — what the model found

Our model graded 2 betting markets for Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets — 2 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 2 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets — recent results

Columbus Blue Jackets have won 2 of their last 5 games; Boston Bruins have won 2 of their last 5.

Columbus Blue Jackets — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–2WSHHome
L2–3BOSHome
W5–2MTLAway
L0–5BUFAway
W4–3DETAway
Boston Bruins — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–4BUFHome
W2–1BUFAway
L1–6BUFHome
L1–3BUFHome
W4–2BUFAway

Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets — recent meetings

These two have met 2 times recently: Columbus Blue Jackets won 0, Boston Bruins won 2.

DateColumbus Blue JacketsBoston BruinsWinner
Apr 1223Boston Bruins
Mar 2934Boston Bruins

Who’s out or in doubt

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

Columbus Blue Jackets
PlayerStatus
Isac Lundestrom COUT
Boston Bruins
PlayerStatus
Nikita Zadorov DOUT
Dans Locmelis 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 Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Bruins vs Jackets, or as Jackets vs Bruins. The most recent game between them was Sunday 12 April 2026 at Nationwide Arena. The model has generated 2 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Last time they played

Final scores · last 2 meetings
Boston Bruins 2–0 across the last 2 meetings
DateGameScoreWinner
12 Apr 2026Boston Bruins @ Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Boston Bruins
29 Mar 2026Boston Bruins @ Columbus Blue Jackets3–4Boston Bruins
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