Thursday’s NHL Prediction
TORONTO, ON (TheSpread) – The New Jersey Devils are hot right now, but still have plenty of ground to make up when they face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. Here is a breakdown of my pick for this game.
New Jersey is 20-30-4 on the season and 9-17-1 on the road. The Devils have scored a league-low 116 goals and given up 156. New Jersey has won 8 of the last 10 games.
Toronto is 23-26-5 on the season and 13-11-4 at home. The Leafs have scored 143 goals and allowed 169 and won 5 of their last 10 games.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have given Toronto betting odds of -118 for tonight’s game while New Jersey has betting odds of +109. The over/under for goals scored has been set at 5.5. Here is a look at the trends and my pick for tonight’s game.
New Jersey Devils vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 7PM ET (View Matchup)
The Devils have won just 1 of their last 5 games in Toronto but they have won 8 of their last 9 conference games and their last 5 on 1 day of rest. Toronto is just 3-11 in their last 14 games when playing on 1 day of rest. My pick is with the hot Devils as they are finally starting to play to their potential right now and Toronto is still struggling. If the Devils are going to make a run at the playoffs, they need to win these games.
NHL FREE PICK: NEW JERSEY DEVILS +109
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