New Jersey Devils (29-12-3) vs. Seattle Kraken (26-14-4)
January 19, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Seattle Kraken +110 / New Jersey Devils -130; Over/Under: +6.5
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The New Jersey Devils and the Seattle Kraken meet in NHL action from Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
The New Jersey Devils are -130 road favorites while Seattle is listed as a +110 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 6.5 goals.
Injuries
Nathan Bastian is out until late January for the Devils with an upper body injury while Justin Schultz and Jaden Schwartz are both questionable for this game for Seattle with undisclosed injuries.
Matchup history
Seattle picked up a 4-3 shootout win over New Jersey in the last meeting back on April 18th, 2022, splitting the all-time series at one win apiece with both wins going to the home team.
Trends
New Jersey is 21-7 in their last 28 road games and 21-7 in their last 28 games following a win while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games overall. Seattle is 8-2 in their last 10 games overall and 5-2 in their last 7 games against the Metropolitan division while the under is 9-1-1 in their last 11 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.
Pick
I’m sticking with the Devils here. New Jersey is back to picking up wins left and right, and even when the Devils were struggling, the one thing that held up the whole time was New Jersey’s ability to win games on the road. Seattle’s looking like they’re coming down a bit after their recent hot run and I think they’re in for another loss here. Give me New Jersey.
