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Columbus Blue Jackets
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Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 31, 6:05AM 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
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
Indoor
Sun 18 Jan 2026, 12:00AM
3
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Columbus Blue Jackets Moneyline +105

The model graded 3 markets for Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $205 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Sun 18 Jan 2026, 12:00AM at PPG Paints Arena.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win61.7%
The price says48.8%
Best price+105
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Moneyline Columbus Blue Jackets High62% chance +105
Total Goals High98% chance —
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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GOOD PRICE in green
Moneyline
Columbus Blue Jackets
+105
+ 2 more markets
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Calibrated model vs market

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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Columbus Blue Jackets

  • Elvis Merzlikins GOut
  • Isac Lundestrom COut

Pittsburgh Penguins

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

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 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins: 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

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

Puck LineColumbus Blue Jackets +1.5No line posted

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

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

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

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins — what the model found

Our model graded 3 betting markets for Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins — 3 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 3 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 Pittsburgh Penguins — recent results

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

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

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins — recent meetings

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

DatePittsburgh PenguinsColumbus Blue JacketsWinner
Jan 1834Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 454Pittsburgh 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 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Jackets vs Penguins, or as Penguins vs Jackets. The most recent game between them was Sunday 18 January 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The model has generated 3 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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