Blue Jackets vs. Devils NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Feb. 3

The Columbus Blue Jackets and New Jersey Devils -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a loss -- will meet on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, at Prudential Center in Newark. The bookmakers see this as a close game, with the Blue Jackets -112 to win on the moneyline, and the Devils at -108.

Columbus secured a 5-3 victory on the road its last time out on Jan. 31 against the St. Louis Blues. Kent Johnson had two points (one goal and one assist) for the Blue Jackets.

New Jersey lost 4-1 on the road against the Ottawa Senators in its most recent game on Jan. 31. Cody Glass (one assist) and Connor Brown (one assist) were among the three Devils players who put up one point each in that outing.

Before watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which squad will take home the victory in Tuesday's hockey action.

Blue Jackets vs. Devils Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and New Jersey Devils, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Devils 3 - Blue Jackets 2
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.03 goals)
  

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Blue Jackets vs. Devils Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Blue Jackets-Devils game.

• Favorite: Blue Jackets (-112)
• Underdog: Devils (-108)

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• In the 17 times this season the Blue Jackets have been a moneyline favorite, they have gone 13-4 in those games.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -112 or shorter, Columbus has compiled a 13-4 record (winning 76.5% of its games).
• The Blue Jackets have a 52.8% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• Columbus' 54 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals 33 times.

Devils Betting Insights

• The Devils have been an underdog in 23 games this season, and won 12 (52.2%).
• This season New Jersey has won 12 of its 23 games, or 52.2%, when it's the underdog by at least -108 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Devils have a 51.9% chance to win.
• New Jersey has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 23 of 55 games this season.

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus ranks 18th in the NHL with 167 goals scored (3.1 per game).
• Defensively, the Blue Jackets are giving up 176 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 20th in NHL play.
• Its goal differential (-9) ranks 19th in the league.
• The 27 power-play goals the Blue Jackets have recorded this season (on 134 power-play chances) rank 23rd in the NHL.
• Columbus' 20.15% power-play conversion rate ranks 17th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
• Columbus' 76.47% penalty-kill success rate ranks 28th in the league.
• Columbus has the 10th-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.8%.
• The Blue Jackets connect on 10.4% of their shots (24th in the league).

Devils Key Stats

• With 142 goals (2.6 per game), New Jersey has the NHL's 29th-ranked offense.
• The Devils have conceded 169 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 16th in the league.
• Its -27 goal differential ranks 27th in the league.
• The Devils have 30 power-play goals (20th in NHL) on 140 chances.
• New Jersey's power-play percentage (21.43) puts the team 14th in the league.
• This season, the Devils have four shorthanded goals (15th in league).
• The 78.57% penalty-kill percentage of New Jersey is 21st in the NHL.
• New Jersey is 12th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (50.7%).
• With a shooting percentage of 8.8%, the Devils are 31st in the league.