Bruins vs Devils Betting Odds: Revenge Spot for New Jersey on Wednesday?

The National Hockey League returns from the Holiday Break
With a solid slate of action on Wednesday night, leading off with a showdown in the East as the New Jersey Devils take on the Boston Bruins. Let’s break down this Eastern Conference team tilt in this betting preview on the Bruins vs Devils Betting Odds for this contest on Wednesday night.

Game Information

New Jersey Devils Continue to Spiral?

The New Jersey Devils look to exact some rapid revenge on Wednesday night as they open up post-Christmas play against the same club they faced on Friday night, the Boston Bruins. The Devils jumped out to a 1-0 lead after the first period thanks to a late goal from forward Jack Hughes, his 18th of the season, before the Bruins piled on for four scores in the middle frame.

The Devils did score two more in the third period to try and mount a furious comeback and force overtime, but goaltender Linus Ullmark proved to be too much, making 37 saves on 40 shots faced in that contest. Look for the 29-year old Swedish native to get the call in net again for the Bruins as their backup Jeremy Swayman played last night versus the Ottawa Senators.

New Jersey has now lost seven of their last eight games overall and what was once a comfortable lead in the Metropolitan Division standings is now just a slight hold onto a spot in the NHL Wild Card Odds race with this recent skid.

Boston Bruins Rummaging Through the East

The Boston Bruins suffered just their third loss past regulation on Tuesday night as they dropped a 3-2 shootout decision on the road against the Ottawa Senators. Forward Jake DeBrusk scored his 14th goal of the NHL season in the second period and centerman Pavel Zacha scored his fourth goal of the year late in the third to send the game into overtime, but Senators goaltender Cam Talbot was electric between the pipes, making 49 saves in regulation and overtime, along with stopping all three Bruins shots in the shootout for his ninth victory of the season.

Now Coach Jim Montgomery’s crew heads back to Newark for the second time in five days to take on a New Jersey Devils club that they beat 4-3 right before the break on Friday. In that game, forward David Pastrnak scored a pair of goals, extending his club lead to 24 on the season, while the aforementioned DeBrusk scored a goal and added an assist in the victory.

Boston has drawn a lot of NHL Public Betting attention with their hot run to start the year and many anticipate that will continue into the new calendar year of 2023.

Bruins vs Devils Betting Odds

Sportsbooks have the visiting Boston Bruins odds to win as short favorites against the hosting New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night priced in the pick’em range around -110 to -120.

This is the 28th game this season where Boston has been favored, with the Bruins winning 21 of their first 26 games in that role. For New Jersey, it’s their eleventh game of the season as an underdog, with the Ducks winning eight of their first ten games when lined at plus money.

Boston has won six of their last seven games against New Jersey, along with eight of their last eleven meetings at the Prudential Center, including last Friday’s 4-3 victory. The Devils have struggled of late at home, losing six of their last seven games at Prudential Center.

“New Jersey has gone Under the total in five of their last seven games, but against the Bruins, the Over is 6-1 in their last seven meetings, including last Friday’s 4-3 game, which just landed Over the closing number of 6.5.”

Concluding the Bruins vs Devils Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6 goals shaded slightly to the Over around the pick’em range between -115 to -120.

Boston is on a 5-2 run to the Under in their last eight games overall and have cashed the Under in 14 of their last 22 games when lined as the favorite. New Jersey has gone Under the total in five of their last seven games, but against the Bruins, the Over is 6-1 in their last seven meetings, including last Friday’s 4-3 game, which landed Over the closing number of 6.5.

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