Wild vs. Jackets Player Props | Joel Eriksson Ek | Thursday

Lester Mackay
February 23, 2023 9:56 AM

The Columbus Blue Jackets host the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, 7:00 PM ET at Nationwide Arena. The Columbus Blue Jackets are the underdog in the matchup, with a consensus moneyline of +161.

As favorite, the moneyline for the Minnesota Wild is -190. The Wild are a -1.5 favorite. The over/under is set at 6 goals.

The Jackets and the Wild have not met this season.

Joel’s Most Popular Prop Bet

Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) has gone over his points prop in 11 of his last 15 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 6.76% edge on the Over. Current best odds: O 0.5 (-175) are at MGM.

Joel’s stats vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

G SOG Ast Pts
N/A 3 1 1

Joel’s Season Stats

G SOG Ast Pts
0 3 0 1

Key Betting Trends for Wild at Jackets

  1. The Jackets are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games
  2. The Jackets are 5-0 ATS as underdogs in their last 5 games
  3. The Jackets are 4-1 ATS at home in their last 5 games
  4. The Jackets are 4-1 ATS as home underdogs in their last 5 games
  5. The Jackets are 5-2 ATS after a loss in their last 7 games

Joel’s Team’s Standings

Avg Rank Vs Avg
G / Gm 2.83 25 -0.2
GAgst / Gm 3.18 19 0.1
Winning Margin 2.02 28 -0.2
Losing Margin -2.25 19 -0.0
Avg Spread 0.51 22 0.5
Avg Total 5.95 20 -0.0
Cover % 54.64 4 4.6
Over % 45.90 23 -1.7

Joel’s Notable Teammates

  1. Adam Boqvist (CBJ) has gone over his points prop in 4 of his last 5 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 31.00% edge on the Over. Current best odds: O 0.5 (140) are at MGM
  2. Kent Johnson (CBJ) has stayed under his assists prop in 10 of his last 11 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 1.67% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 0.5 (-455) are at MGM
  3. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) has stayed under his shots-on-goal prop in 6 of his last 8 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 11.51% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 2.5 (-128) are at MGM
  4. Boone Jenner (CBJ) has stayed under his assists prop in 16 of his last 20 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 14.44% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 0.5 (-182) are at MGM
  5. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) has stayed under his points prop in 7 of his last 8 games. BestOdds is projecting about a 15.92% edge on the Under. Current best odds: U 0.5 (-149) are at MGM

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From NBA props to horse racing and even eSports odds, Lester has been providing the audience with his best bets and analysis since 2013.

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