The fans at Prudential Center will be treated to a game between the Boston Bruins and the New Jersey Devils when they take their seats on Monday.
Oddsmakers currently have the Devils listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Bruins, while the game’s total is sitting at 5.
Blake Wheeler and Milan Lucic scored for the Bruins in their 3-2 loss to the Canadiens last time out. That game was listed as a pick’em, while the five goals went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (5).
The Devils were doubled 4-2 by the Islanders last time out as -135 favorites. That game’s six goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Mike Mottau and Ilya Kovalchuk replied for the Devils.
Team records:
Boston: 30-25-12
New Jersey: 40-24-3
Boston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 3-7
After playing Montreal are 8-2
After a loss are 3-7
New Jersey most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Buffalo are 7-3
After playing NY Islanders are 8-2
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston’s last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Boston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 6 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Boston is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey’s last 6 games when playing Boston
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Next up:
Boston at Carolina, Tuesday, March 16
New Jersey home to Pittsburgh, Wednesday, March 17
