Thursday has 12 games in play for us to choose from for betting. The biggest favorites right now are the Carolina Hurricanes who are -315 road favorites over the Columbus Blue Jackets, a team rated as +2.5 underdogs in their last game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Eight of the games have puck totals of 6.5 today and only Dallas at New York has a total of 5.5. Below are some of the NHL best bets to target for Thursday, Jan. 12.