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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction

Our pick: Columbus Blue Jackets to win at 1.805, locked when this prediction was published. It was the market favourite with the bookmaker margin removed; the analysis below is written from match data.

Columbus Blue Jackets

vs

Nationwide Arena (Columbus)

Pittsburgh Penguins

Result

Won

Columbus Blue Jackets 3 · Pittsburgh Penguins 2

Columbus Blue Jackets won after overtime

How our call settled

Our pick, Columbus Blue Jackets to win at locked odds 1.805, won. It was published with 52% confidence.

Before the start the best price on Columbus Blue Jackets to win had drifted from 1.805 to 1.85, so the market moved away from this pick after it was published.

Analysis

Columbus Blue Jackets take on Pittsburgh Penguins on 9 October 2026, a fixture listed under NHL. The bookmaker line makes Columbus Blue Jackets the favourite at 1.805, which is 52.6% once the bookmaker margin is removed, against Pittsburgh Penguins at 2.005 (47.4%).

There is no head-to-head record between Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins in our data feed, so past meetings play no part in this call. In our results records, Columbus Blue Jackets won 1 and lost 1 of their last 2 completed matches. In our results records, Pittsburgh Penguins won 2 and lost 1 of their last 3 completed matches.

The call is Columbus Blue Jackets to win, overtime and shootout included, at 52% confidence: the market's margin-free 52.6% for Columbus Blue Jackets, moved down 1.0 points by recent results; while our results records are thin, the move is limited to 3 points. Line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders are not available, so late team news is the main risk to this pick.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · Columbus Blue Jackets 1.805 Our pick
2 · Pittsburgh Penguins 1.925

Best price for each outcome before the start; our pick shows its locked odds.

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