Jackets vs. Capitals Player Props | Nicklas Backstrom | Tuesday

Lester Mackay
March 21, 2023 1:15 PM

The Washington Capitals host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, 7:00 PM ET at Capital One Arena. The Columbus Blue Jackets are the underdog in the matchup, with a consensus moneyline of +207.

As favorite, the moneyline for the Washington Capitals is -253. The Capitals are a -1.5 favorite. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Capitals and Jackets have met 3 times this season, with the Capitals winning 3 times and the Jackets winning none.

Nicklas’s Most Popular Prop Bet

Nicklas Backstrom (WAS) has stayed under his assists prop in 5 of his last 6 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 15.09% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 0.5 (-149) are at MGM.

Nicklas’s stats vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

G SOG Ast Pts
0 3 1 1

Nicklas’s Season Stats

G SOG Ast Pts
0 2 0 1

Key Betting Trends for Jackets at Capitals

  1. The Over is 5-0 in Capitals games in their last 5 games
  2. The Over is 4-1 in Capitals games after last game went over the goals total in their last 5 games
  3. The Over is 6-1 in Jackets games in their last 7 games
  4. The Jackets are 7-3 ATS against the Capitals in their last 10 games
  5. The Jackets are 4-1 ATS against the Capitals on the road in their last 5 games

Nicklas’s Team’s Standings

Avg Rank Vs Avg
G / Gm 3.28 7 0.2
GAgst / Gm 3.04 16 -0.0
Winning Margin 2.20 18 -0.0
Losing Margin -2.09 10 0.1
Avg Spread -0.33 11 -0.3
Avg Total 6.10 6 0.1
Cover % 48.96 20 -1.0
Over % 52.33 3 4.6

Nicklas’s Notable Teammates

  1. Rasmus Sandin (WAS) has stayed under his assists prop in 82 of his last 108 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 3.35% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 0.5 (-125) are at MGM
  2. Tom Wilson (WAS) has stayed under his shots-on-goal prop in 39 of his last 55 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 4.37% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 2.5 (-149) are at MGM
  3. T.J. Oshie (WAS) has stayed under his shots-on-goal prop in 10 of his last 11 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 8.85% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 2.5 (-175) are at MGM
  4. Alex Ovechkin (WAS) has stayed under his points prop in 20 of his last 25 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 10.03% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 1.5 (-189) are at MGM
  5. Alex Ovechkin (WAS) has stayed under his shots-on-goal prop in 6 of his last 8 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 11.30% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 4.5 (-125) are at MGM

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