Avalanche vs Devils Betting Trends: Preview, Breakdown, Best Bets

Avalanche vs Devils Betting Trends: The 2022-2023 Avalanche schedule has them rolling into New Jersey to play the third of their four-game road trip against the New Jersey Devils. Colorado has beaten New Jersey in 15 of their last 20 meetings dating back to 2009-10 and is on an 8-2 run as a favorite in the series. NHL betting lines will have the Avalanche as a massive road favorite which means we should look to other options when getting involved in this match-up.

Game Information

Game: Colorado Avalanche (4-2-1) vs. New Jersey Devils (4-3-0)
Location: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Day/Time: Friday, 7:00 pm ET, 4:00 pm PT
Streaming: Live Stream Sports

Avalanche Hope to Avoid Letdown After SO Win Against Rangers

Colorado is fresh off a thrilling 3-2 shootout win against the New York Rangers after Adam Fox tied it for the home team with just under six minutes left in the game.

Colorado goaltender Alexandar Georgiev made 44 saves in a triumphant return to Madison Square Garden to face his former team. Georgiev improved to 4-0-1 on the season with a 2.56 goals-against average.

That brings us to Friday’s tilt where you could understand if the Avalanche has just a little less fire for Jersey. Despite the close outcome, the Avs dominated the third period with 19 shots on in the final 20. Colorado will be stronger on the back end with the re-emergence of defenseman Devon Toews who returned to the line-up after being out with an undisclosed injury.

We talked about the importance of betting teams with a great power play, and Colorado has picked right up where it left off last season with a 50% success rate with the man advantage with power-play goals in six of their last seven games. Let’s continue our Avalanche vs Devils betting trends by looking deeper at the Devils.

Don’t Get Caught Up in Devils Early Success

After a 27-46-9 2021-22 campaign, it’s easy to get excited over a 4-3 start to this season. The problem is we still haven’t seen the Devils beat one team that made the postseason last year so let’s pump the breaks some. To date, they’ve played one team that made the playoffs last year and that resulted in a 6-3 loss to the Washington Capitals which were a first-round exit. Point is, this will be their first big boy game of the year and we’re not ready to pull the trigger on Jersey in these spots yet.

We talked about betting teams with a solid power play, a category the Devils have not excelled in this season with a success rate of 15%. They’ve had the luxury of carrying play against weaker teams, but it’s hard to believe they’ll get off 40 shots against Colorado.

We understand teams change from year to year but sometimes a franchise develops a culture and the one glaring part of the Devil’s culture is their inability to beat the better teams in the league. Since 2012, the Devils are just 152-263 (37%) against teams over .500 and 72-129 ( 24%) when facing teams playing .600 hockey or better.

To bring this more current, since 2019 New Jersey is 45-85 (35%) against teams above the .500 mark. Different sample size, same result. Let’s conclude our Avalanche vs Devils betting trends preview by giving your our official selection.

Avalanche Open As -160 favorites, Bettors on Devils Early

Bettors like to get behind a good story while feeding a desire to see the mighty fall. That’s what we have here as early action indicates that the Devils getting plus money at home is the way to play this one. Georgiev will likely get the start in net for the Avs, and Mackenzie Blackwood for Jersey. Blackwood is 30-45 (40%) against teams over .500 in his career. To much speed for the young Devils to contend with on this night. Our official selection is Colorado on the regulation line.

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