Golden Knights at Devils 12/14/18 - NHL Hockey O/U Pick & Betting Odds
Vegas Golden Knights vs. New Jersey Devils
NHL: 7:05 PM ET
Dec. 14, 2018
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : Vegas -135 O/U 6
The New Jersey Devils are in a tough spot in their first game back home after a road trip to the West Coast. One thing is for certain though, there is plenty of solid reasoning for expecting a lot of goals in this one.
The Vegas Golden Knights come to New Jersey having scored an average of 4 goals per game in their last 9 games. The O/U is 6-2-1 in the Vegas Golden Knights last 9 games. The O/U is 9-1 in the New Jersey Devils last 10 games.
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The New Jersey Devils continue to struggle to keep the puck out of the back of their net as they've allowed an average of 4.7 goals per game in their last 9 games. The one positive for the New Jersey Devils has been on the other end of the ice as they have averaged 3.3 goals per game in their last 10 games.
With the New Jersey Devils struggling to stop opponents and the Vegas Golden Knights red hot once they started again "playing fast" there should be plenty of goals in this one. The two games between these teams last season averaged a total of 8 goals per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Vegas is 15-4 in games played in the month of December.
Golden Knights O/U is 14-6 in Friday games.
Vegas O/U is 6-2-1 their last 9 games.
New Jersey is 3-12 this season after allowing 4 or more goals in prior games.
Devils O/U is 8-0 after a loss by a margin of 2 or more goals in prior game.
New Jersey O/U is 17-6 after playing each of their 3 prior games on the road.
Free Betting Pick: OVER 6 in New Jersey
The Vegas Golden Knights have converted 11 of their last 40 power play opportunities. The New Jersey Devils have allowed opponents to score on 6 of their last 19 power plays. Perfect match-up here for some additional power play goals.
Per all of the above, goals are likely to be plentiful in this one and the best (value) is to take the OVER based on a projected final score of Vegas Golden Knights 4, New Jersey Devils 3