Avalanche vs. Devils NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 28

The Colorado Avalanche and New Jersey Devils -- the former coming off a loss, the latter a win -- will face each other on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET, at Ball Arena in Denver. The bookmakers have made the Avalanche solid favorites at -148 on the moneyline, and the Devils are at +124.

Colorado lost 6-2 on the road in its last game on Oct. 25 against the Nashville Predators. Martin Necas led the Avalanche with two points (two assists).

In its last game on Oct. 27, New Jersey secured a 5-1 road victory against the Dallas Stars. Three Devils skaters had two points each in that matchup, including Nico Hischier (two goals) and Jack Hughes (one goal and one assist).

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will emerge with the victory in Wednesday's hockey action.

Avalanche vs. Devils Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Colorado Avalanche and New Jersey Devils, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Devils 4 - Avalanche 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5 goals)
  

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Avalanche vs. Devils Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Avalanche-Devils matchup.

• Favorite: Avalanche (-148)
• Underdog: Devils (+124)

Avalanche Betting Insights

• The Avalanche are 5-5 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• Colorado is 4-5 (winning 44.4% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this game, the Avalanche's implied win probability is 59.7%.
• Colorado's 12 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals eight times.

Devils Betting Insights

• This season the Devils have been an underdog three times, and won two of those games.
• New Jersey has not had a game this season as a bigger moneyline underdog than the +124 odds on them winning this game.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Devils have a 44.6% chance to win.
• New Jersey has played four games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Avalanche Key Stats

• Colorado's 49 total goals (4.1 per game) make it the fifth-highest scoring team in the league.
• The Avalanche have conceded 39 total goals (3.2 per game), ranking 18th in NHL play in goals against.
• It has the league's fifth-best goal differential at +10.
• The seven power-play goals the Avalanche have recorded this season (on 39 power-play chances) rank 17th in the NHL.
• Colorado has the league's 22nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.95%).
• Colorado's 75% penalty-kill success rate ranks 21st in the league.
• Colorado wins 46.4% of its faceoffs (28th in NHL).
• The Avalanche have a 14% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks fourth in the league.

Devils Key Stats

• With 41 goals (3.4 per game), New Jersey has the league's 12th-ranked offense.
• The Devils have one of the best defenses in the NHL, conceding 33 total goals (2.8 per game), sixth in the league.
• With a goal differential of +8, the team is seventh-best in the league in that category.
• The Devils have seven power-play goals (17th in NHL) on 37 chances.
• New Jersey's power-play percentage (18.92) puts the team 19th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goal, the Devils have one.
• New Jersey's has the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage (74.07%).
• New Jersey wins 50.8% of faceoffs, 11th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Devils' 10.2% shooting percentage is 21st in the league.