Blue Jackets Surprising Road Underdogs At Islanders in Monday NHL Picks

• What: Monday NHL Picks
• Who: Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders
• When: Monday, January 20, 7:30 p.m.

A year ago, the New York Islanders were an NHL playoff team, while the Columbus Jackets were residing at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. This season, those roles are reversed. It's the Blue Jackets holding down the first Eastern Conference wild card place, with the Islanders a distant eight points behind them.

Despite that disparity, oddsmakers are choosing to back the hometown Islanders as they play host to Columbus on Monday. New York is set as -157 home favorites in the NHL picks.

Let's look at the latest betting line on this game. Odds are subject to change.

	Puck Line	Moneyline	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	+1.5 (-185)	+140	O 5.5 (-116)
New York Islanders	-1.5 (+165)	-157	U 5.5 (+100)

The Islanders have won a conference-low eight home games this season. However, the Blue Jackets show just six road wins. That's also the fewest in the East.

Among nine NHL games on the agenda during a busy Monday of action, this is one of the games that we think provides the best bets of the night in the NHL picks.

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Blue Jackets vs Islanders Betting Trends

Columbus is 2-3 straight up over the past five games against the Islanders, but the Blue Jackets are also 2-9 SU in the last 11 meetings with the Isles. On the road, Columbus has lost the last five trips to face off with the Islanders. The Islanders are 8-1-1 SU in the past 10 games facing Columbus.

Overall, the Blue Jackets are 6-1 SU in their last seven games. At the same time, they are 5-15 SU in their last 20 road games. The Islanders are 4-2 SU in their last six games, but 2-4 SU in their past six home games.

The under is 2-1-1 in the last four games between these two teams. On the Island, the over has hit in three of the last four games between Columbus and New York. Against all opposition, four of the past five Islanders games have gone under. The over has hit in four of the last six Isles games against teams from the Eastern Conference. At the same time, the under was the winning play in seven of the last nine New York games facing Metropolitan Division opposition.

The under was the winner on the total in four of the last five games played by Columbus. When the Blue Jackets are squaring off with Eastern Conference opponents the over was the right call in six of the past nine games.

The Islanders are 7-15-3 SU as the betting favorite. New York is 7-14 against the puck line as a home team. Columbus is 10-12 against the puck line when playing on the road. The Blue Jackets are 17-19-4 SU as the underdog in the betting line.

Blue Jackets Just Keep On Scoring

The Blue Jackets saw their season-long six-game winning streak come to an conclusion on Saturday. However, they still managed to pick up a point in a 1-0 shootout loss to the New York Rangers. The Blue Jackets have collected 13 of a possible 14 points in the past seven games. Columbus is 11-5-4 SU over the last 20 games.

Columbus has scored 25 goals in the last seven games. Over the season, the Blue Jackets are tied for sixth in the NHL in goals per game (3.30).

Marchenko rocks & oh look the Blue Jackets have won 5 straight. COLUMBUS IS COMING pic.twitter.com/OCOzPS8Lub

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 15, 2025

Defenseman Zach Werenski is leading the team in scoring with 51 points. He's second in scoring among NHL defensemen. Forward Kirill Marchenko has netted a team-high 18 goals. He's accounted for 2-5-7 totals over the past seven games. Marchenko's plus-38 rating leads the NHL.

Consistency Eludes Islanders

In the midst of a seven-game homestand, so far the Islanders are 1-2 SU. They are 1-3 SU over their past four home games. The Isles are coming off a 4-1 home-ice win over San Jose, but haven't won consecutive home games all season long.

#ISLES WIN!!! pic.twitter.com/v8K6LL1PmL

— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) January 19, 2025

The Islanders' penalty kill hasn't allowed a power-play goal in the past six games. They've killed off 10-of-10 over that time frame. That could prove vital in this game. The Blue Jackets’ power play ranks 12th in the NHL (23.1%). Columbus is 16-for-50 (32%) on the power play over their last 20 games.

The Islanders are 27th in the NHL in goals per game (2.64). They've scored two goals or fewer in seven of their past 13 games.

Columbus vs New York Islanders NHL Picks

The Blue Jackets handed the Islanders a 2-0 loss on October 30. Columbus is 2-0-1 SU over the club's past three away games.

Columbus Blue Jackets To defeat New York Islanders

+140

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It's a do-or-die game for the Islanders, whose playoff chances are already on life support. But they've only put together consecutive wins twice over the past 31 games. Take the price on the visiting Blue Jackets in the Monday NHL picks.