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(11) Colorado Avalanche at (12) Columbus Blue Jackets: Moneyline

4% Columbus Blue Jackets +108 ***THIS IS A 4% CLIENT RELEASE PLAY***

Colorado is playing its second road game in 2 nights, moving from Chicago to Columbus and crossing 1 time zone east without a day off. This isn’t about a particularly long flight, it’s about squeezing another game, travel, recovery and preparation into a tight turnaround. I’m backing Columbus to take advantage of that scheduling disadvantage.

Last night’s reported 8:08 PM ET puck drop in Chicago leaves just 22 hours and 52 minutes until tonight’s scheduled 7:00 PM ET start. That is start-to-start, not recovery time after the final horn. The first game itself consumes a substantial part of that window before accounting for travel and getting settled in another city. Colorado has to turn around and compete again while Columbus has been able to rest.

The Blue Jackets last played Saturday, giving them 2 full days off before tonight’s home game. That creates the contrast I’m targeting: a rested home team against an opponent changing cities on consecutive nights. My expectation is that the difference in recovery and preparation can help Columbus compete, particularly as the game wears on.

I’m not claiming the Blue Jackets have the better roster; I’m taking an underdog price in a favorable travel-and-rest situation. This is about backing Columbus when the schedule gives it an opportunity to outperform the matchup on paper.

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