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Edmonton Oilers vs. New Jersey Devils
The Edmonton Oilers and the New Jersey Devils will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Prudential Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Devils as -128-moneyline favorites versus the Oilers, while the game's total opened at 7.
The Devils were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Flyers. That made winners of bettors who got Philadelphia at +140 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Edmonton lost its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Islanders on December 19. Bettors who backed the Islanders at +135 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Edmonton:
Team record: 13-15-1 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Edmonton is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Edmonton is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
New Jersey:
Team record: 16-12-2 SU
New Jersey is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Jersey is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games
Next up:
Edmonton at New York Friday, December 22
New Jersey home to Detroit Saturday, December 23