Last Updated on March 25, 2016 2:15 pm by Anthony Rome
Capitals vs. Devils Prediction
The over has been cashing for bettors in recent Washington Capital road games but will that trend continue tonight when the team visits the Devils at 7:00PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Capitals are -175 money line favorites over the Devils, who have odds of +158 to pull off the upset tonight. As for the total, the number currently sits at 5 goals.
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The over is a perfect 4-0 in the Capitals’ last four road games and is also 4-1-2 in their last seven games when they’re playing on two days of rest. In Washington’s last six games overall, the over is 4-1-1 and is 11-3-5 in the Caps’ last 19 games when playing an opponent that owns a losing record.
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On the other side, the over has cashed in five of the Devils’ last seven games when they team is coming off a win and in the last four meetings between Washington and New Jersey, the over is 2-0-2.
Nicklas Backstrom snapped a three-game pointless streak in the Capitals’ 4-2 win over the Senators on Tuesday with a goal and an assist. He set up Alex Ovechkin’s power play goal to give the Caps a 2-0 lead and made it 3-0 with a goal of his own at the 14:37 mark of the period. With Backstrom’s streak behind him, look for him to contribute to the over tonight.
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