The New Jersey Devils open up the 2023-24 NHL season at home against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. It’s one of seven games on the NHL schedule today.
Red Wings vs DevilsPicks
Take the Devils at NHL odds of -260 to win tonight’s game.
Let’s take a closer look at the Red Wings vs Devils odds and picks for tonight.
Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils Odds
The Devils are the biggest favorites of all NHL picks today with a -260 moneyline. They’re also favored with a -1.5 (-110) puck line. The Detroit Red Wings players have a +215 moneyline and +1.5 (-110) puck line. The over/under for the Red Wings vs Devils odds is 6.5.
Red Wings vs. Devils Information
Detroit Red Wings vs New Jersey Devils
Location of the game: Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Date & Time: Thursday, October 12. 7:30 p.m. ET.
How to Watch: ESPN+
Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils Betting Preview
Red Wings Looking for Improvements
After a season in which they finished near the bottom of the NHL standings with just 80 points, the Red Wings are looking to make gradual improvements in 2023-24.
General manager Steve Yzerman has slowly built up the organization to have a relatively decent prospect pool with plenty of talented, young NHLers, but the Red Wings are still behind the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Florida Panthers in the competitive Atlantic Division.
Factor in the hype in Ottawa and Buffalo, and the Red Wings may have a tough time in most divisional NHL matchups this season.
With that said Detroit had a solid preseason, finishing second among Atlantic Division teams with a 5-2-1 record. They scored 29 goals and allowed 22. Last season, the Red Wings were 16-20-5 in 41 road games.
Devils Open Season as Stanley Cup Favorites
A little less than one year ago, Devils fans were booing head coach Lindy Ruff at the start of the 2022-23 NHL season. Fast forward, and he’s now a fan favorite. Recently given a multi-year extension and leading a team expected to contend for the Stanley Cup.
With a talented core consisting of Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer, Timo Meier, and Dougie Hamilton, the Devils have the second-shortest odds to win the Stanley Cup at +900.
If there was any doubt as to the Devils hype this season, the team went 7-0-0 in the preseason. With the New Jersey Devils scoring 30 goals and allowing 13. They led all teams in NHL stats, while Jesper Bratt led all players in preseason NHL player stats with nine points (five goals, four assists).
New Jersey opens the season without Erik Haula, who is on the NHL injury report ahead of the Red Wings vs Devils odds with an undisclosed injury. He’s listed as day-to-day.
Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils Betting Picks
Moneyline: While there’s not much value in taking the Devils, it’s the smart play here. Considering the team was perfect in the preseason and appears poised to be among the class of the Eastern Conference this season.
- Take the Devils at NHL odds of -260 to win tonight’s game.
Over/Under: Akira Schmid and Ville Husso are the projected starting goaltenders tonight. Schmid was solid last season, but Husso had a 3.11 GAA with a sub-900 save percentage.
There has been an average of 7.3 goals per game through the first two nights of the season. This isn’t uncommon as defenses and goalies typically take longer to adjust from the exhibition to the regular season pace.
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