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NHL
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Indoor
Tue 7 Apr 2026, 7:00 PM ET
Columbus Blue Jackets
VS
Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction & Picks

Our model graded 2 markets for Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings and backs Columbus Blue Jackets 1.5 hardest, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $138.

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Game markets graded
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Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Columbus Blue Jackets
with a 1.5-goal head start
Columbus Blue Jackets 1.5 Spread
You bet$10 If it wins$13.80Best price-263
Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win77.5%
The price says72.5%

The model graded 2 markets for Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $138 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Tue 7 Apr 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Little Caesars Arena.

This game's bets

The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Columbus Blue Jackets 1.5 High78% chance -263
Puck Lines Members only High99% chance Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings last met on Tue 7 Apr 2026. Their next game gets a fresh preview here the moment it is priced. Today's board: every NHL game priced right now.

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Spread
Columbus Blue Jackets
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-263
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Columbus Blue Jackets

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

Detroit Red Wings

  • J.T. Compher LWOut
  • Mason Appleton COut
  • Marco Kasper COut
  • Simon Edvinsson DOut
Availability updated Oct 8, 6:08PM 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 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 4 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
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Availability4 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Detroit Red WingsNo line posted

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Detroit Red Wings moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineColumbus Blue Jackets +1.5No line posted

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Detroit Red Wings puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

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

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Detroit Red Wings — what the model found

Our model graded 2 betting markets for Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings — 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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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings — recent results

Detroit Red Wings have won 1 of their last 5 games; Columbus Blue Jackets have won 3 of their last 5.

Detroit Red Wings — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L0–1MTLAway
L3–6SEAHome
W5–3OTTHome
L2–3WPGHome
L0–2NYRHome
Columbus Blue Jackets — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L3–5STLAway
W3–2PITHome
L1–4UTAHome
W6–3BUFHome
W4–2DETAway

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings — recent meetings

These two have met 3 times recently: Detroit Red Wings won 0, Columbus Blue Jackets won 3.

DateDetroit Red WingsColumbus Blue JacketsWinner
Sep 2624Columbus Blue Jackets
Sep 2101Columbus Blue Jackets
Apr 734Columbus Blue Jackets

Who’s out or in doubt

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

Detroit Red Wings
PlayerStatus
J.T. Compher LWOUT
Mason Appleton COUT
Marco Kasper COUT
Simon Edvinsson DOUT

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 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Jackets vs Wings, or as Wings vs Jackets. The most recent game between them was Tuesday 7 April 2026 at Little Caesars 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.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings head-to-head record

Final scores · 3 meetings on record
Columbus Blue Jackets 3–0 across the last 3 meetings

Last meeting: Sat 26 Sep 2026, Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings: the Blue Jackets won 4-2.

DateGameScoreWinner
26 Sep 2026Columbus Blue Jackets @ Detroit Red Wings2–4Columbus Blue Jackets
21 Sep 2026Detroit Red Wings @ Columbus Blue Jackets1–0Columbus Blue Jackets
7 Apr 2026Columbus Blue Jackets @ Detroit Red Wings3–4Columbus Blue Jackets

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