The Colorado Avalanche (3-0-1), coming off a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres, visit the Columbus Blue Jackets (1-2) at Nationwide Arena on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Blue Jackets lost to the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in their last game.

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Ahead of watching this matchup, here is a glimpse at which squad we think will bring home the victory in Thursday's action on the ice.

Avalanche vs. Blue Jackets Predictions for Thursday

Our computer projections model for this game expects a final result of Avalanche 4, Blue Jackets 3.

Moneyline Pick: Avalanche (-162)
Total Pick: Under 6.5 (computer predicts 5.8 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Blue Jackets (+1.5)

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Avalanche Splits and Trends

The Avalanche were 49-29-4 overall and 9-6-15 in overtime games last season.
Colorado was 13-7-3 (29 points) in its 23 games decided by one goal.
In the 15 games last season the Avalanche scored only one goal, they went 1-11-3 (five points).
Colorado took 12 points from the 16 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (5-9-2 record).
The Avalanche were 46-8-1 when they scored three or more goals (to register 93 points).
In the 34 games when Colorado scored a single power-play goal, it registered 50 points by finishing 24-8-2.
In the 59 games last season when it outshot its opponent, Colorado was 36-20-3 (75 points).
The Avalanche were outshot by their opponent in 23 games, going 13-9-1 to register 27 points.

Blue Jackets Splits and Trends

The Blue Jackets had a 10-9-19 record in overtime games last season, and a 40-33-9 overall record.
Columbus accumulated 22 points (7-7-8) in its 22 games that finished with a one-goal margin.
Last season the Blue Jackets scored just one goal in seven games, and they picked up two points (0-5-2).
Columbus picked up nine points (4-10-1 record) last season when scoring a pair of goals .
The Blue Jackets scored three or more goals 51 times, accumulating 76 points (36-11-4).
Columbus scored a lone power-play goal in 28 games last season and recorded 38 points.
When outshooting its opponent last season, Columbus was 18-12-4 (40 points).
The Blue Jackets were outshot by their opponents 41 times last season, and took 43 points from those games.

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