#6 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Columbus +145 over Tampa Bay, Thursday at 7 PM ET - Ideal set up for a home dog play here. The Lightning and Blue Jackets have quite the rivalry due to recent post-season meetings including less than 6 months ago when they met in the playoffs in the bubble in Toronto. The Bolts were seeking revenge for a past playoff ouster and they got it. However, the only win in that series that was by more than a 1-goal margin was a game that Columbus won. In other words, the Blue Jackets always give Tampa Bay a tough time (including all four losses by a single goal in that series) and there is far too much value to pass up on here. The Lightning have played only 2 games this season because their match-ups with the covid-impacted Stars got postponed. That means the Blue Jackets have already played twice as many games as TB early this season. This will be a big edge for the host in this one and it is also their home opener while also being the Bolts first game on enemy ice. Per our computer math model, projections are showing that the home dog takes advantage of a foe that hasn't played in nearly a full week. 10* COLUMBUS