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Pittsburgh Penguins
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Columbus Blue Jackets

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 31, 1:02AM UTC

We checked every price on this game against our own numbers. The green ones are the bets worth more than they should be.

NHL
Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Indoor
Sun 4 Jan 2026, 8:00PM
2
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Pittsburgh Penguins 1.5 Spread -233

The model graded 2 markets for Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $143 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Sun 4 Jan 2026, 8:00PM at Nationwide Arena.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win73.9%
The price says69.9%
Best price-233
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Pittsburgh Penguins 1.5 High74% chance -233
Puck Lines High98% chance —
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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GOOD PRICE in green
Spread
Pittsburgh Penguins
+1.5
-233
+ 1 more market
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Pittsburgh Penguins

No players are currently listed out or questionable for this team.

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 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and watch the availability of Elvis Merzlikins and Isac Lundestrom.
FactorThis fixture
Availability2 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Columbus Blue JacketsNo line posted

Pittsburgh Penguins @ Columbus Blue Jackets moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LinePittsburgh Penguins +1.5No line posted

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

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

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

Pittsburgh Penguins @ Columbus Blue Jackets — what the model found

Our model graded 2 betting markets for Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets — 2 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

2
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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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets — recent results

Columbus Blue Jackets have won 2 of their last 5 games; Pittsburgh Penguins have won 2 of their last 5.

Columbus Blue Jackets — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–2WSHHome
L2–3BOSHome
W5–2MTLAway
L0–5BUFAway
W4–3DETAway
Pittsburgh Penguins — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L0–1PHIAway
W3–2PHIHome
W4–2PHIAway
L2–5PHIAway
L0–3PHIHome

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets — recent meetings

These two have met 2 times recently: Columbus Blue Jackets won 1, Pittsburgh Penguins won 1.

DateColumbus Blue JacketsPittsburgh PenguinsWinner
Jan 1843Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 445Pittsburgh Penguins

Who’s out or in doubt

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

Columbus Blue Jackets
PlayerStatus
Elvis Merzlikins GOUT
Isac Lundestrom 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 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Penguins vs Jackets, or as Jackets vs Penguins. The most recent game between them was Sunday 4 January 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.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 2 meetings on record
Even at 1–1 across the last 2 meetings
DateGameScoreWinner
18 Jan 2026Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins3–4Columbus Blue Jackets
4 Jan 2026Pittsburgh Penguins @ Columbus Blue Jackets4–5Pittsburgh Penguins
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