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New Jersey Devils vs. Boston Bruins
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Sunday when the New Jersey Devils and the Boston Bruins meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -208-moneyline favorites versus the Devils, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Bruins were a 5-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Capitals. That made winners of bettors who got Boston at -131 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for PUSH bettors.
Last time out for New Jersey, they were a 6-3 loser as they battled the Rangers at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -108 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
New Jersey:
Team record: 7-11-2 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
New Jersey is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games
Boston:
Team record: 13-5-3 SU
Boston is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Boston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
Boston is 4-14 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Next up:
New Jersey at Washington Tuesday, March 9
Boston at New York Tuesday, March 9