Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Devils vs. Blue Jackets NHL Odds
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(19-29-5) New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (27-25-1)
Date: Tuesday March 1st
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Nationwide Arena, Columbus OH
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Devils +130 | Blue Jackets -150 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Devils -180 | Blue Jackets +155
NHL Betting Total: 6.5
Oddsmakers are expecting a high scoring affair when New Jersey and Columbus meet up in the first game of March. The Devils offense has done their fair share to warrant the over 6.5 hitting as they’ve scored 5+ goals in 5 of the last 7.
Columbus is a big -150 favorite at home and they are playing well overall with wins in 7 of their last 10. That stretch also includes consecutive losses though, falling 4-0 at Carolina and 3-2 at home to Pittsburgh on Sunday.
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey ranks just15th in the NHL in scoring (3.0 goals/game) but they’ve been putting on a clinic lately with 5+ goals in 5 of 8 games since returning from the all-star break.
Jack Hughes seems to be finding his place in the NHL lately with 5 goals in the last 6 games. Hughes has also added 7 assists over his last four games and had a goal and an assist in Monday’s 7-2 win over Vancouver.
The Devils will be playing on the back to back on Tuesday, but they didn’t exert a ton of energy in getting up 3-0 in the 1st period against the Canucks. 7 different players had multiple points for the Devils as they’ve now alternated wins and losses over the last four games.
Nico Daws picked up the win on Monday stopping 36 of 38 shots from the Canucks. With the back to back Jon Gillies will likely be back in net which has Devils fans a bit worried. Gillies has allowed 12 goals in his last two starts, and 19 over his last four.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 7-3 since the all-star break which gives them some value at -149 especially with New Jersey being on the back to back. The Blue Jackets are 13-3 in their last16 as a favorite and are 7-2 in their last 9 at home.
The Blue Jackets are on a two game losing streak though, scoring just two goals over that span. The consecutive defeats snapped a four game win streak in which the Columbus offense was clicking with 24 total goals. The top 10 Columbus offense (3.3 goals/game) should find their way against a struggling Gillies in net for New Jersey.
The Blue Jackets have their own concerns on defense, ranking 31st in the NHL giving up 3.6 goals/game. Elvis Merzlikins should be back in net for CLB on Tuesday but he’s given up at least 3 goals in 7 of his last 8.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Devils are 10-26 last 36 road games
- Devils are 31-66 last 97 overall
- Devils are 1-7 last 8 on 0 days rest
- Blue Jackets are 13-3 last 16 as a favorite
- Blue Jackets are 7-3 last10 overall
- Devils are 0-6 last 6 in Columbus
Free New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Prediction:
The line actually seems way on the low side for Columbus, who has played well lately and faces a New Jersey team on the back to back. The Blue Jackets being -149 favorites almost seems like a trap, and the public will be hammering that side of this game.
There is still a solid bet to be had on tis game and that’s on the total. Oddsmakers have the O/U jacked up at 6.5, but that might hit by early in the 2nd period with the way both of these goaltenders have been playing.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Over 6.5
Both goaltenders are struggling, that should continue especially with the Devils being on the back to back.
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