The New Jersey Devils (48-20-8) visit the Winnipeg Jets (42-31-3) Sunday with puck drop from Canada Life Centre set for 7 p.m. ET (NHL Network). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Devils vs. Jets odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
New Jersey won 6-3 on the road vs. the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. The Devils have now won back-to-back games and are 3-2 in their last 5. New Jersey is 2nd place in the Metropolitan Division, 1 point behind the Carolina Hurricanes.
Winnipeg won 6-2 as -258 home favorites vs. the Detroit Red Wings on Friday in the 2nd game of a 5-game homestand. The win snapped a 2-game losing streak after the Jets had won 2 straight.
New Jersey beat Winnipeg 4-2 at home on Feb. 19 in the 1st matchup.
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Devils at Jets odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:20 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Devils -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Jets -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Devils -1.5 (+200) | Jets +1.5 (-250)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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Devils at Jets projected goalies
Vitek Vanecek (30-10-4, 2.47 GAA, .910 SV%) vs. Connor Hellebuyck (33-24-2, 2.59 GAA, .917 SV%)
In 2 career games vs. the Jets, Vanecek is 2-0-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .933 SV%. In away games this season, he is 17-3-2 with a 2.59 GAA and .910 SV%. Vanacek won his last start 2-1 against the New York Rangers on March 30 stopping 24 of 25 shots he faced.
In Hellebuyck’s 9 career games vs. New Jersey he is 6-2-1 with a 2.41 GAA and .920 SV%. In home games this season he is 19-10-1 with a 2.31 GAA and .923 SV%. Hellebuyck stopped 23 of 25 shots in Friday’s win over Detroit.
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Devils at Jets picks and predictions
Prediction
Jets 3, Devils 2
Moneyline
BET JETS -105.
The Jets have dominated the Devils lately. The Devils are 2-9 in the last 11 meetings overall and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Winnipeg. This should be the perfect opportunity for Winnipeg to even the season series. Although the Devils are 5-0 in their last 5 Sunday games, the Jets are still the bet.
Puck line/Against the spread
AVOID.
The line here is far too rich no matter which team you think will cover, avoid here and place you money on either the Over/Under or moneyline.
Over/Under
LEAN UNDER 6.5 (-120).
The Over is slightly hotter for the recent matchups between these teams, as the Over is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings in Winnipeg, but the Under is still the better bet. For Winnipeg the Under is 4-0 in their last 4 Sunday games and 23-5-2 in their last 30 playing on 1 day of rest.
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