LiontipsTampa Bay v Columbus. Prediction and Betting Tips for NHL
Command Analysis
Tampa have a home streak that kicked off with a 3:2 OT victory over Florida. Goaltender Vasilevskiy had a wonderful game and saved 36 out of 38 shots. In the return match though, the Lightning were defeated with a score of 3:5. This time the goalie was not so reliable. Then the team exchanged victories with Carolina, first gaining the upper hand (3:2 OT), and then losing (1:4).
Also, Lightning had an easy victory over Columbus (3:1). Striker Coleman became the best player with a double. Tampa is currently in third place in the Central Division with 64 points.
Columbus remain in terrible form, with a current losing streak of eight games. They only earned one point, when they lost to Chicago in overtime (3:4 OT). The worst performance the Blue Jackets show in away games, where they haven't scored any points for eight meetings already.
The main problem of the Jackets is their weak defensive play, because of which the team constantly suffers devastating defeats. As a result of their shocking performance recently, Columbus dropped to the bottom line in the Central Division with only 39 points.
Trends
СтавкаGoal in each period: yes
In four straight H2H games, the teams scored in each period.
СтавкаColumbus to score first
In 3 out of 4 head-to-head games, Columbus were first to score.
Tip and bets
While Columbus have been able to put up a fight against Tampa, the Blue Jackets are in such terrible form right now, that the chances of beating the Lightning are close to zero. So it's better not to risk it, but to bet on the Lightning's victory again.
Our prediction is Tampa to win with a handicap (-1.5)
In head-to-head confrontations, the teams do not always score a lot. In one game out of six, the clubs scored less than six goals. So there is a great opportunity to bet on total under.
Second wager - total under 5.5 goals
