St Louis vs Columbus Prediction: the Jackets Will Defeat the Convenient Opponent

Prediction for the NHL match between St. Louis Blues vs Columbus Blue Jackets, which will take place on October 2nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

St. Louis

St. Louis is having a pretty rough start to the NHL preseason. It looks like the Blues will have a tough time this season. They've failed three games in a row to different opponents: Dallas 1-2, Utah 3-5, and Columbus 0-3. The day before, St. Louis beat Chicago in overtime (3-2).

Columbus

Columbus also did well in the preseason. It's still too early to make any firm predictions, but it seems likely that the Blue Jackets will avoid finishing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference this season. After losing 1-6 to Buffalo, the team went on a three-game winning streak, defeating St. Louis 3-0, Washington 8-4, and Buffalo again 6-3. The day before that, Columbus failed 2-3 to Washington.

Expert Betting Tips

The bookmakers are underestimating Columbus in this meeting. The Blue Jackets have looked better in the preseason, and St. Louis has been a convenient opponent for them, with four wins in four previous H2H games. Also, we're betting on the visitors to win at least one of the three periods.