Blue Jackets vs. Penguins Odds & Betting Predictions - January 18, 2026

Blue Jackets at Penguins

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Columbus Blue Jackets

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Pittsburgh Penguins

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MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Blue Jackets 38-23-11	+1.5	+1.5-275	o6.5-125	+102
Penguins 36-20-16	u6.5	-1.5+190	u6.5+105	-120

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Sunday 12:00 a.m.

January 18, 2026

PPG Paints ArenaPittsburgh

Over 6.5-125

1u

CBJ +110

3.3u

CBJ +115

1.15u

#RLM

CBJ +115

0.86u

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NHL Public Betting

Penguins are 1-4 in their last 5 games.
Penguins are 1-4 in their last 5 games against the spread
Penguins are 26-10 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Penguins' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 20 of Penguins' 35 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Penguins	43-29	16-19	26-10	10-19	32-10
Blue Jackets	40-32	17-18	23-14	12-18	25-13

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Penguins	40-32	20-15	20-16	16-13	24-18
Blue Jackets	35-37	18-17	17-20	17-13	18-20

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Penguins	36-20	N/A	N/A	16-13	19-23
Blue Jackets	38-23	N/A	N/A	22-8	13-25

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Jan 16th	PHI	W 6-3	-1.5 W	O 6.5	PIT -175
Jan 14th	TB	L 1-2	-	-	-
Jan 11th	@BOS	L 0-1	-1.5 L	U 6.5	BOS -122
Jan 10th	CGY	L 1-2	-1.5 L	U 6.5	CGY -152
Jan 9th	NJ	W 4-1	-1.5 W	U 6.5	PIT -111

Brendan Smith
D
Smith is out with knee
Out
Damon Severson
D
Severson is day-to-day with upper body
Day-to-Day

Sidney Crosby
F
Crosby is day-to-day with lower body
Day-to-Day
Evgeni Malkin
C
Malkin is day-to-day with upper body
Day-to-Day
Filip Hallander
C
Hallander is out with leg
Out
Blake Lizotte
C
Lizotte is out with upper body
Out

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Goals

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Assists

4

4

Penalties

3

25

Shots

32

24

Hits

17

26

Faceoffs Won

36

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MatchupOverUnder
Blue Jackets 38-23-11	N/A	N/A
Penguins 36-20-16	N/A	N/A