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Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Carolina Hurricanes and the New Jersey Devils meet at Prudential Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Devils as -101-moneyline favorites versus the Hurricanes, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Devils were a 3-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Canadiens. That made winners of bettors who got New Jersey at -265 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Carolina was a 4-0 loser at home against the Golden Knights. Bettors on Vegas at +197 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Carolina:
Team record: 43-13-8 SU
Carolina is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Carolina's last 10 games
New Jersey:
Team record: 43-16-6 SU
New Jersey is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Jersey's last 9 games
Next up:
Carolina home to Winnipeg Tuesday, March 14
New Jersey home to Tampa Bay Tuesday, March 14