This is a 10* play on FLORIDA

Florida (17-16-6) started the season pretty poorly (losing 8 of its first 10 games), but they've been able to battle back to respectability and can at least say they've passed two teams (Detroit, Ottawa) in the Atlantic Division. I like the Panthers chance of getting two more points tonight as they are hosting Columbus. At first, you might wonder why that is, but the Blue Jackets just played last night and that puts them at a pretty distinct disadvantage. While the final result was not yet in as of press time, the Jackets trailed Carolina 3-0 midway through the second period, so by time you're reading this, you'll probably know that they are off a loss. If they somehow came back against the Hurricanes, well, that means they aren't going to have much left in the tank for this one. After losing in Buffalo Thursday night, the Panthers are going to be the hungrier team in this one. Columbus has also lost five of the last six times its had to play in the second night of a back to back. For what it's worth, they're also just 3-12 SU their last 15 Saturday games. Friday's result won't change this one for me. I don't like Columbus at all in this spot. Play on FLORIDA

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