The New Jersey Devils will travel to Madison Square Garden on Monday for an NHL betting matchup against the New York Rangers.
The Devils have only won four of their past 10 games against the Rangers, although they're riding a two-game winning streak against New York. The OVER/UNDER went 3-5-2 in those 10 contests.
New York will face the 35-22-4 Devils. In totals betting, the Rangers are 21-27-12 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Devils are 29-24-8 favoring the OVER.
View New Jersey vs NY Rangers Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Devils listed as underdogs of +165 at Sportsbook. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 5 over at Sportsbook.
Power Rankings:
The Rangers sit at No. 6 in the current NHL power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Devils sit at a No. 10 on the same chart.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits New York's No. 13-ranked offense, averaging 2.8 goals per game, against a Devils defense that ranks No. 15 at 2.8 goals allowed. The Rangers power play is averaging 14.4% while the Devils defense kills off 88.2% of their penalties.
New Jersey was a 4-3 loser in its last match at home against the Lightning. They lost as -255 favorites, while the total score of 7 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.
Last time out for New York, they were a 3-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Sabres at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -190 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.
New Jersey Devils Trends:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Buffalo are 2-8
After playing Tampa Bay are 8-2
After a loss are 5-5
New York Rangers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing Buffalo are 4-6
After a win are 5-5
A few Devils at Rangers trends to consider:
New Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
New Jersey is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
New Jersey is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
NY Rangers are 17-8 SU in their last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey
NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Next up:
New Jersey at Boston, Thursday, March 1
NY Rangers at Carolina, Thursday, March 1
