NY Islanders at New Jersey Devils Free NHL Pick - Betting Odds
Date:
April 8, 6:00 pm
Location:
Prudential Center
TV:
TSN
Betting Odds
Moneyline:
Islanders -160/Devils +140
Total:
5
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The NY Islanders head to New Jersey Devils with their slim playoff hopes still alive. The puck is set to drop at 6:00 PM at the Prudential Center. The betting lines for this match list the visiting Islanders as a large -137 favorite over the Devils. The total line for this game is on the board at 5 goals.
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The Islanders comes into this game off of a 3-0 blanking of the Hurricanes to extend their winning streak to four games. Their defense and goaltending have been fantastic allowing a total of four goals over the four games. New York ranks 11th in the league in scoring 2.9 goals per game and at the other end of the ice they rank 25th in goals against allowing an identical 2.9 per game. They’ve struggled with the man advantage ranking 28th with a 14.8% mark and killing penalties they’ve done a decent job with a 81.9 success rate.
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The Devils were blown out 7-4 by the Penguins at home in their latest their seventh defeat in their last eight games. New Jersey has one of the worst records in the NHL at home going 16-16-7-1 this season. Only Detroit and Colorado have had less success at home. The Devils have been filling the back of the net scoring a poor 2.2 goals per game to rank 28th in the NHL. Defensively they haven’t done much better allowing a 23rd ranked 2.9 goals per game. Special teams are another area of concern converting on 18% of their power plays and holding the opposition at bay on 79.9% of the penalty kills.
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This will be the fourth and final meeting between these clubs this season. The Islanders have taken the last two to lead the series 2-1 and it must be noted that the home team has won all three contests. The total has been split going 1-1-1 against the line.
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New York at New Jersey Betting Trends<br />
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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All the money is coming in on the Islanders with 77% of the moneyline wagers landing on the visitor. The total wagering as is the norm has the bettors taking the OVER in 70% of the bets.
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The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Islanders' last 12 matches
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NY Islanders is 6-1 straight up in its last 7 games on the road
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New Jersey is 1-4 straight up in its last 5 games as a host
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New Jersey is 2-11 in its last 13 games when playing NY Islanders
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The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
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NY Islanders at New Jersey Devils Prediction
The Islanders will probably get the victory here, but to lay that number on a team that has a lengthy injury list is not a prudent choice for your bankroll. I’m going to play the total. The Devils can get lit up as shown by their 7-4 spanking by the Penguins in their most recent, but that was the first time that they have allowed over three goals in regulation in seven games. New Jersey’s offense has been dreadful in recent games with the same Pittsburgh game as the only contest that they surpassed three goals in their last ten games. In fact the Devils have scored one or fewer goals in five of the six games prior to their lastest. They’ll take on an Islanders team without John Tavares and a team that has been getting it done on defense. They’ve allowed a paltry four goals over their last four games and only one team has turned the red light on more than three times in their last 12 games. Cory Schneider is expected to be in between the pipes for the Devils and he has been a disaster, but he did turn in a good performance earlier this season against tonight’s foe and can turn it around tonight.
Free Pick:
Take the UNDER 5 +100
