The Utah Mammoth and New Jersey Devils meet Saturday in NHL action at the Prudential Center. Here’s a Devils vs Mammoth Prediction. This article will include a Devils vs Mammoth Pick.
Utah Mammoth Betting Preview
The Utah Mammoth lost to the Predators, beat the Islanders, and they play the Rangers next. The Mammoth have split their last 10 games.
The Utah Mammoth are averaging 3.07 goals per game and are scoring 16.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Guenther leads Utah with 20 goals, Clayton Keller has 23 assists and Nick Schmaltz has 97 shots on goal. Defensively, the Utah Mammoth are allowing 2.88 goals per game and are killing 82.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Karel Vejmelka has allowed 78 goals on 741 shots faced, while Vitek Vanecek has given up 34 goals on 280 shots.
New Jersey Devils Betting Preview
The New Jersey Devils lost to the Maple Leafs, beat the Blue Jackets, and they play the Hurricanes next. The Devils have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
The New Jersey Devils are averaging 2.65 goals per game and are scoring 21.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Timo Meier leads New Jersey with 11 goals, Jesper Bratt has 23 assists and Nico Hischier has 101 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 76.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 61 goals on 525 shots faced, while Jake Allen has given up 52 goals on 592 shots.
Why the New Jersey Devils will win
- The Devils have won five of their last six day games.
- The Mammoth have lost five of their last six games following a road win.
- The Mammoth have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games as underdogs following a road win.
- The Devils have won the third period in seven of their last eight day games at Prudential Center when leading after the second period.
Why the Utah Mammoth will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Devils’ last eight games.
- The Devils have lost nine of their last 10 games as favorites.
- The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in 19 of their last 20 games as favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Devils’ last eight games.
- The Mammoth have won the third period in eight of their last nine road games when leading after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Eight of the Devils’ last nine games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Eight of the Mammoth’s last nine day games have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Mammoth’s last 10 day games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in three of the Devils’ last four day games at Prudential Center.
New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts
- Timo Meier has recorded an assist in five of his last six appearances against Central Division opponents.
- Jack Hughes has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances in day games.
- Colton White has recorded two blocks against the Mammoth this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Utah Mammoth Player Prop Facts
- Dylan Guenther has scored at least one goal in four of the Mammoth’s last five road games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Mikhail Sergachev has recorded at least one assist in each of the Mammoth’s last four road games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Clayton Keller has recorded at least one shot in each of his last 107 appearances – longest active streak in the league.
Matchup/League Facts
- The New Jersey Devils rank T27th in the league for goals per game this season (2.65).
- The New Jersey Devils rank 27th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (76.42%).
- Utah Mammoth rank 6th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (82.20%).
- Utah Mammoth rank 26th in the league in power play percentage this season (16.39%).
Devils vs Mammoth Prediction
The Devils are going to be favored at home, especially when they’ve won all 3 games against the Mammoth. One of those wins was a couple of weeks ago on the road. However, the Devils are having a rough week and a half, and a win over the Blue Jackets doesn’t make me forget. The Mammoth have 10 road wins this season, and they just smacked the Islanders for 7 goals. You can argue the Mammoth are in better form. We’re getting a near pick em price here. I’ll take a stab with the Mammoth on the road.