Lightning vs. Blue Jackets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 10

The Tampa Bay Lightning (39-19-4) host the Columbus Blue Jackets (32-21-10) on Tuesday, March 10, with both coming off a loss in their last game. The bookmakers have made the Lightning big favorites at -238 on the moneyline, and the Blue Jackets are at +195.

Tampa Bay lost 8-7 on the road its last time out on March 8 against the Buffalo Sabres. The Lightning got three points apiece out of three players, including Janis Moser (one goal and two assists) and Darren Raddysh (three assists).

Columbus played at home in its last game on March 9, and fell 5-4 in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings. The Blue Jackets were led in that outing by Conor Garland (two goals) and Denton Mateychuk (one goal and one assist).

To prepare for this matchup, here is who we project to secure the win in Tuesday's hockey action.

Lightning vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Lightning 3 - Blue Jackets 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.08 goals)
  

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Lightning vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Lightning-Blue Jackets game.

• Favorite: Lightning (-238)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+195)

Lightning Betting Insights

• In the 51 times this season the Lightning have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 32-19 in those games.
• Tampa Bay is 3-2 (winning 60.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -238 or shorter.
• The Lightning's implied moneyline win probability is 70.4% in this game.
• In 28 of 62 matches this season, Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been listed as an underdog 36 times this season, and won 13, or 36.1%, of those games.
• Columbus has played as an underdog of +195 or more in one game this season and lost.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blue Jackets have a 33.9% chance to win.
• Columbus has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 30 of 63 games this season.

Lightning Key Stats

• Tampa Bay's 219 total goals (3.5 per game) rank sixth in the league.
• The Lightning have given up 170 total goals (2.7 per game), the third-fewest in NHL action.
• Its +49 goal differential is the second-best in the league.
• The 42 power-play goals the Lightning have put up this season (to rank 13th in the NHL) have come on 194 power-play chances.
• Tampa Bay has the league's 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.65%).
• The Lightning have scored three shorthanded goals this season (23rd among NHL squads).
• Tampa Bay kills 82% of opponent power plays, the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Tampa Bay wins 47.1% of its faceoffs (29th in NHL).
• The Lightning have a 12.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks third in the league.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus has 199 goals this season (3.2 per game), 17th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets' total of 202 goals allowed (3.2 per game) is 22nd in the league.
• With a goal differential of -3, the team is 17th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have 30 power-play goals (on 151 chances), 25th in the NHL.
• Columbus has the NHL's 18th-ranked power-play percentage (19.87%).
• This season, the Blue Jackets have five shorthanded goals (12th in NHL).
• The 77.84% penalty-kill percentage of Columbus is 23rd in the league.
• Columbus wins 50.4% of faceoffs, 16th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets' 10.6% shooting percentage is 23rd in the league.