New Jersey Devils (34-13-4) vs. Minnesota Wild (27-20-4)
February 11, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Wild -125 / New Jersey Devils +105; Over/Under: +5.5
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The New Jersey Devils and the Minnesota Wild meet in NHL action from the Xcel Energy Center on Saturday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Minnesota is listed as a -125 home favorite while New Jersey is a +105 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 5.5 goals.
Injuries
For New Jersey, Brendan Smith is questionable for this game with an undisclosed injury and Jack Hughes is out indefinitely with an upper body injury. For Minnesota, Jonas Brodin is questionable for this game with a lower body injury.
Matchup History
Minnesota’s 5-2 win over the Devils back on December 2nd, 2021, made it three straight wins for the Wild in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
New Jersey is 10-2 in their last 12 games overall and 20-7 in their last 27 road games while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 road games. Minnesota is 67-28 in their last 95 home games and 2-6 in their last 8 games overall while the under is 9-1-1 in their last 11 home games.
Pick
I’m sticking with New Jersey here. Minnesota’s poor run of form won’t last forever, but unitl they shake it off, you have to keep going the other way when you’re getting value and I think we’re getting it with a Devils team that’s done a lot of their best work on the road. I’ll take the Devils and the plus money here.
