Florida Panthers vs Columbus Blue Jackets Predictions

Injuries give Columbus a narrow edge

Fubo News reports that Florida will be without Aleksander Barkov, Brad Marchand and Jonah Gadjovich for Tuesday’s game at Nationwide Arena. Those missing forwards help explain why Columbus is the -125 home favorite even though the Blue Jackets entered 2-2-0 and the Panthers entered 2-2-2.

Columbus also has four players listed out: Caleb MacDonald, Dante Fabbro, Isac Lundestrom and Ivan Provorov. With both teams missing several players, there isn’t enough evidence to expect the home favorite to control the game.

Betting view

Columbus is the more likely winner at home, but no confirmed goalie information, opening price or line movement is available. That makes it difficult to justify laying -125 on such a narrow edge, so the moneyline is a pass.