The Columbus Blue Jackets (3-6-0) journey to the Prudential Heart to face off in opposition to the New Jersey Devils (5-3-0) Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. Under, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s strains across the Blue Jackets vs. Devils odds, and make our knowledgeable NHL picks and predictions.

The Blue Jackets come into this sport on a 2-game dropping streak — 4-0 to the Boston Bruins on Friday after a 6-3 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday.

The Devils are available on a 2-game successful streak — beating the defending champion Colorado Avalanche 1-0 on Friday after a 6-2 win over the Detroit Pink Wings on Tuesday.

This might be a sport of differing types. The Devils nonetheless play the entice protection and gradual development play of the previous. The Blue Jackets attempt to play extra quick paced with extra scoring alternatives. The workforce who units the tempo would be the winner of this matchup on Sunday.

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Blue Jackets at Devils odds

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• Moneyline (ML): Blue Jackets +165 (wager $100 to win $165) | Devils -210 (wager $210 to win $100)
• Puck line (PL)/In opposition to the unfold (ATS): Blue Jackets +1.5 (-140) | Devils -1.5 (+115)
• Over/Underneath (O/U): 6.5 (O: -130 | U: +105)

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Blue Jackets at Devils projected goalies

Elvis Merzlikins (2-3-0, 4.31 GAA, .863SV%) vs. Vitek Vanecek (2-1-0, 2.40GAA, .889SV%)

Merzlikins has given up 4 objectives in every of his final 2 begins. On Friday in opposition to Boston, he gave up these 4 objectives on 29 photographs. On Tuesday, after giving up 4 objectives on solely 12 photographs, he was pulled within the 6-3 loss to Arizona.

Vanecek has given up a complete of two objectives in his final 2 begins. After permitting 2 objectives on 22 photographs on Tuesday in opposition to Detroit, he shut out Colorado on 24 photographs on aim.

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Blue Jackets at Devils picks and predictions

Prediction

Devils 5, Blue Jackets 2

Moneyline

AVOID.

The Devils’ (-210) value is just too excessive to make a wager on and the Blue Jackets (+165) can’t be trusted on this matchup.

Puck line/In opposition to the unfold

BET DEVILS -1.5 (+115).

The Devils and Vanecek have the higher hand on this sport.

Coming in on a 2-game successful streak, the Devils will have the ability to rating on Merzlikins and his 4.31 GAA.

With the Blue Jackets giving up 10 objectives of their final 2 video games to solely 2 given up by the Devils, this must be a great spot for the DEVILS to cowl the -1.5 (+115) puck line.

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Over/Underneath

SKIP.

With the goalie play of the Blue Jackets missing, this sport can go Over 6.5 as the percentages predict. However with the Devils’ tendency to play gradual and to not enable many photographs (23 on common within the final 2 video games), I don’t see the Blue Jackets getting sufficient alternative to take action.

Regardless of Columbus being 6-3 to the Over of its posted totals and New Jersey being 4-4, this sport seems like a wager on the Underneath if in any respect. With as unhealthy because the Columbus goaltending has been, I don’t need to wager on this both. This can be a skip for me.

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