The New Jersey Devils (24-37-5) face off against the Boston Bruins (41-20-5) Thursday at TD Garden. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we look at the Devils vs. Bruins odds and lines, and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets.
The Devils come to town on the heels of a 3-2 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens Sunday. They were heavily favored, and the game shouldn’t have been that close. C Jack Hughes has led the charge with 5 goals and 2 assists in the last 4 games.
The Bruins were throttled 6-4 Tuesday by the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. RW David Pastrnak scored his team-leading 38th goal of the season. He has 5 goals and 2 assists in the last 3 games.
Devils at Bruins odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Devils +205 (bet $100 to win $205) | Bruins -260 (bet $260 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Devils +1.5 (-112) | Bruins -1.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
Devils at Bruins projected goalies
Nico Daws (8-8-0, 3.05 GAA, .900 SV%) vs. Linus Ullmark (20-9-2, 2.70 GAA, .909 SV%)
Daws was solid in his last start, stopping 31 of 33 shots in the Montreal win. It was a positive performance after allowing 4 goals apiece in 4 of his 5 previous games. This will be Daws’ first matchup against the Bruins.
Ullmark came on in relief Tuesday’s Toronto loss, and stopped all 7 shots he faced. He won his previous 3 starts and allowed an average of 2.0 goals in the stretch. He beat the Devils in January, stopping 23 of the 26 shots in a 5-3 home victory.
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Devils at Bruins odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Bruins 4, Devils 3
Money line
The Bruins are heavily favored here — and rightly so. I like Boston in this spot.
C Patrice Bergeron has been quiet lately, and he’s due to break out down the stretch. However, with an ML price of -260, there’s no value here outside of packaging Boston in a parlay.
PASS.
Against the spread
Boston is an awful puck-line team at home as they’re 8-25. The Devils are 16-17 ATS on the road and 31-35 ATS overall.
Three of New Jersey’s last 6 losses have been by 1 goal, and the price isn’t too bad here.
Let’s go with DEVILS +1.5 (-112).
Over/Under
There are some trends leaning to an Over.
The Bruins have been decent the last 10 games with 3.3 goals per contest. The Devils are right there with them at 3.2 goals per game.
Both of their two earlier meetings this season cashed Over tickets.
The Over is 6-1 in the Devils’ last 7 games as underdogs.
The Over is 6-1-1 in the Bruins’ last 8 against Metropolitan opponents.
Let’s slightly LEAN OVER 6.5 (-108).
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