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The Arizona Coyotes and New Jersey Devils (1-0-0) clash Friday night in Newark. The opening faceoff at the Prudential Center is slated for 7 p.m. ET.
Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Coyotes vs. Devils odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Arizona is dropping the puck on its season with this road tilt. Last season, the Coyotes went 28-40-14 in finishing 7th in the Central Division. They had an NHL-worst 7-25-9 mark on the road.
The Devils opened their season Thursday with a 4-3 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings. C Jack Hughes scored a pair of goals for New Jersey, a club that went 19-4-0 over its 1st 23 games a year ago.
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Coyotes at Devils odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:01 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Coyotes +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Devils -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Coyotes +1.5 (-115) | Devils -1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Coyotes at Devils projected goalies
Karel Vejmelka (2022-23: 18-24-6, 3.43 GAA, .899 SV%) vs. Akira Schmid (2022-23: 9-5-2, 2.13 GAA, .922 SV%)
Vejmelka faced the Devils once last season, allowing 4 goals on 26 shots on Nov. 12. The then-26-year-old struggled down the stretch, posting a subpar .876 SV% over his last 12 games.
Schmid was a revelation for New Jersey last season after appearing in just 6 games the year before. The now 23-year-old logged a .921 SV% in the playoffs. He registered a .920 mark in 49 preseason minutes.
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Coyotes at Devils picks and predictions
Prediction
Coyotes 4, Devils 3
Moneyline
New Jersey took 2-of-2 from Arizona last season, but the Devils playing the back half of a double is a mitigating factor here. New Jersey’s 4-3 win Thursday came in a draining and hard-hitting grinder of a contest.
Enter a Coyotes team that added 9-year veteran F Jason Zucker (27 goals last season for the Pittsburgh Penguins) and several other solid veteran pick-ups to a group of young players that are either post-breakout or nearing that phase. Arizona is on many experts’ potential most-improved list.
Vejmelka logged impressive saves-versus-expected analytics last season, and he adds to the value here.
Consider a split play on Arizona, backing the ‘Yotes with a half-unit here and a half-unit on the puck line. TAKE ARIZONA (+200).
Puck line/Against the spread
BACK ARIZONA +1.5 (-115). New Jersey is clearly the better club, but we’re betting pricing, not prediction. Placing a half-and-half money-and-puck line play is a hedge against Arizona being perhaps a 35% win probability.
Over/Under
No lean either to either side of this figure. PASS.
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