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Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey Devils
The Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Prudential Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Devils as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for New Jersey, they were a 3-1 loser as they battled the Rangers at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -135 were rewarded, while the 4 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Canadiens were a 6-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Senators. That made winners of bettors who got Ottawa at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Montreal:
Team record: 18-37-11 SU
Montreal is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Montreal's last 17 games
New Jersey:
Team record: 24-37-5 SU
New Jersey is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New Jersey's last 11 games
New Jersey is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Montreal
Next up:
Montreal at Toronto Saturday, April 9
New Jersey at Dallas Saturday, April 9