The Pittsburgh Penguins (18-10-1) open up a two-game set on the road against the New Jersey Devils (9-13-4) Thursday with a 7 p.m. ET puck drop at Prudential Center. Below, we analyze the Penguins-Devils odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
Penguins at Devils: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:50 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Penguins -185 (bet $185 to win $100) | Devils +155 (bet $100 to win $155)
- Against the spread/ATS: Penguins -1.5 (+150) | Devils +1.5 (-185)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Penguins at Devils: Projected starting goalies
Tristan Jarry (12-7-1, 2.89 GAA, .906 SV%) vs. Mackenzie Blackwood (6-8-1, 3.05 GAA, .903 SV%)
Jarry heads into this one on a four-game win streak, with a 2.00 GAA and .935 SV%, as he is finally starting to look like the All-Star he was in 2019. This will be his first start against New Jersey since allowing one goal on 37 shots in a win Nov. 22, 2019. It was his only appearance against the Devils last season.
Blackwood was much better last time out when allowing 2 goals on 35 shots in a win against the Buffalo Sabres to snap a six-game losing skid. Of course, it was against Buffalo, which is an absolute train wreck and in the midst of a 12-game losing streak and coaching regime change. He had allowed three or more goals in each of his previous nine outings.
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Penguins at Devils: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Penguins 4, Devils 1
Money line (ML)
The PENGUINS (-185) kick off a three-game span against the Devils and will face them twice in New Jersey before a third game in four days back in the Steel City.
Jarry is rolling along and playing with a lot of confidence lately, while Blackwood has been an absolute sieve. Look for Pittsburgh to hammer New Jersey.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The PENGUINS -1.5 (+150) are a solid play on the puck line, as Blackwood has been very giving.
The Pittsburgh offense has rolled up 26 goals across the past seven outings while yielding just 11 goals, and the Penguins have hit the puck line in each of their past five wins.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 5.5 (+100) is a good small-unit wager at even money, as Jarry has been keeping the opposition down. Blackwood’s been giving up plenty of goals lately, so that’s a bit of a concern, but the Under is 3-0 in the past three outings for both teams.
Until they start hitting the Over on a regular basis, keep leaning to the Under.
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