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Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets: our pick

We called the Columbus Blue Jackets at 50%, locked Sep 30, 9:25 PM ET, 21 hours before kickoff.

Final: Buffalo Sabres 3–6 Columbus Blue Jackets. Right.

Why this pick?

Our 50% is the betting market's own price for the Columbus Blue Jackets: the DraftKings line, with its margin taken out. It is not a secret model.

The closing line is recorded just before the start; the move since the call shows up then.

We have no graded calls on the Columbus Blue Jackets yet.

At 50%, a pick like this still loses about 50 times in 100.

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