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Colorado Avalanche vs. New Jersey Devils
The Colorado Avalanche and the New Jersey Devils will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Prudential Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -147-moneyline favorites versus the Devils, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for New Jersey, they were a 6-2 winner as they battled the Red Wings on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Devils at -103 were rewarded, while the 8 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Avalanche were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -105 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Colorado:
Team record: 4-2-1 SU
Colorado is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
Colorado is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
New Jersey:
Team record: 4-3-0 SU
New Jersey is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games
Next up:
Colorado at New York Saturday, October 29
New Jersey home to Columbus Sunday, October 30