Blue Jackets vs. Sharks Prediction: Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 17, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 16, 2024

The Columbus Blue Jackets and San Jose Sharks are coming off a loss and a win, respectively, heading into their meeting at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday at 10:30 PM ET. Blue Jackets (-145) at Sharks (+121) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

The betting facts in this article use the latest odds as of February 17, 2024 at 3:13 PM ET. Check out the article below for the most up-to-date lines for this outing and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Blue Jackets vs. Sharks Betting Odds

  • Moneyline: CBJ: (-145) | SJ: (+121)
  • Puck line: CBJ: -1.5 (165) | SJ: +1.5 (-204)
  • Total: 6 — Over: (-118) | Under: (-104)

Injury Report as of February 17

Blue Jackets: Erik Gudbranson: Undisclosed (Probable), Ivan Provorov: Undisclosed (Probable), Justin Danforth: Illness (Probable), Patrik Laine: Shoulder (Out), Adam Fantilli: Leg (Out), Yegor Chinakhov: Upper Body (Probable)

Sharks: Tomas Hertl: Lower Body (Out), Logan Couture: Groin (Out), Henry Thrun: Shoulder (Out), Matt Benning: Lower Body (Out), Givani Smith: Lower Body (Out)

Blue Jackets vs. Sharks Predictions & Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Sharks
Total Pick Over (6)
Spread Pick Sharks (+1.5)

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Blue Jackets vs. Sharks Team Stats

Blue Jackets Avg. (Rank) Sharks Avg. (Rank)
2.90 (24th) Goals Scored 2.11 (31st)
3.71 (31st) Goals Allowed 3.75 (32nd)
29.8 (22nd) Shots 25.4 (32nd)
33.3 (29th) Shots Allowed 35.5 (32nd)

Blue Jackets Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Johnny Gaudreau 52 7 28 35 103 1 -21
Zachary Werenski 40 1 29 30 110 0 +4
Kirill Marchenko 50 15 12 27 130 7 +4
Adam Fantilli 49 12 15 27 115 1 -21
Dmitri Voronkov 46 13 13 26 79 3 +5

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Sharks Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Tomas Hertl 48 15 19 34 113 5 -26
Mikael Granlund 40 6 24 30 79 0 -8
William Eklund 52 8 17 25 82 4 -23
Fabian Zetterlund 53 14 7 21 125 2 -19
Mike Hoffman 51 8 10 18 59 2 -16

Betting Trends

  • The Blue Jackets have gone 1-3 when favored on the moneyline this season.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Blue Jackets have an implied win probability of 59.2%.
  • This season the Sharks have been an underdog 53 times, and won 15, or 28.3%, of those games.
  • Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 45.2% chance to win.
  • Columbus’ games this season have gone over this matchup’s total of 6 goals 34 times.
  • San Jose and its opponent have combined to score over 6 goals in 25 of 53 games this season.

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