Valeri Nichushkin

Columbus Blue Jackets · RW · #43

COL @ CBJ · Today 7:00 PM

Over Under0.5

Under 0.5 Assists, typical price −2995 sportsbooks · consensus lineUpdated

What's different tonight

Under 0.5 · facts from past games, not a pick

TonightOpposing goalie
Scott Wedgewood (Confirmed)
Saves: 221 of 249 (.888) over his last 10 games · 3 of COL's last 10 starts · Mackenzie Blackwood started 7
Defense vs forwards
COL allow 3.33 assists a game to forwards: 24th most of 32
15 games · last 10 games: 3.10, 23rd most
Time on ice
Last 5: 16.4 min · 2026–27: 16.4 (12 games)
Power play: 0.7 min last 5 · 1.1 2026–27
Rest
2 days off since Oct 31 at DAL

60%6 of 10L10

Under 0.5 Assists hit in 6 of his last 10 games (2 of 5 at home).

vs PIT, 2026-10-09: 0, hit, 16 min
at STL, 2026-10-10: 0, hit, 16.5 min
vs FLA, 2026-10-13: 1, missed, 15.7 min
vs NYR, 2026-10-17: 0, hit, 17.7 min
at MIN, 2026-10-18: 0, hit, 16.6 min
vs TOR, 2026-10-20: 1, missed, 12.5 min
vs VGK, 2026-10-24: 1, missed, 17.2 min
at PHI, 2026-10-27: 1, missed, 16.8 min
at CAR, 2026-10-29: 0, hit, 18 min
at DAL, 2026-10-31: 0, hit, 17.4 min

Under hitMissedThe 0.5 lineTime on ice

Our model's range for tonight: a typical night lands 0–1 assists.

Count only

Under 0.5 · L10

With or without

Under 0.5 · L10

Zach WerenskiD
Kent JohnsonC
Damon SeversonD

The three skaters with the most points a game among those playing 12+ minutes, over their last 20 games, then anyone else in the rotation ruled out tonight. Only games they were teammates on the Blue Jackets count; “without” is a game he didn't play.

Last vs COL

Assists: 0 in 15.3 min, Jan 10 (away)

L10 · Under 0.5

Average: 0.4; −0.1 vs line
Median: 0; −0.5 vs line
Hit rate: 60%; 6 of 10
Price implies: 75%; at −299
Books’ fair: 70%; margin removed
Our chance: 66%; estimate · fair −198

Research, not a pick. At −295 (the best of 2 sportsbooks) the price is worse than our fair −198, so it isn't worth it.

Our chance is our model's estimate, not a proven edge: props on our numbers have lost money since Oct 7.

Lines posted now

Under hits, L10

Every line posted now: the typical price on each side and how many sportsbooks price it.
Line	Over	Under	L10
	+2055 books	−2992 books	6/10
	+14001 book	—	10/10

Compare 5 sportsbooks and 2 pick'em apps at 0.5

Each sportsbook's price for the Over and the Under 0.5 Assists, with when we read it; the best current price is marked.
Sportsbook · read	Over 0.5	Under 0.5
DraftKings6 min ago	+215Best	−295Best
Pinnacle1 min ago	+215Best	−304
Bally Bet1 min ago	+205	—
betPARX2 min ago	+205	—
BetRivers3 min ago	+205	—
Sleeperpick'em, posted now	Line posted, no price
Underdogpick'em, posted now	Line posted, no price

Prices as of 12:33 PM ET. The page leads with the Under's typical price; these are each sportsbook's own.

The consensus line

0.5

Under −295 → −299 since first seen

Valeri Nichushkin's full game log and splits