Devils vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 5

The New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues -- the former coming off a win, the latter a defeat -- will face each other on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, at Prudential Center in Newark. The Blues are underdogs on the road, at +180, and the Devils are -218.

New Jersey secured a shootout victory at home its last time out on Nov. 3 against the Edmonton Oilers 4-3, taking the shootout 2-1 to clinch the win. Jack Hughes had three points (two goals and one assist) for the Devils.

St. Louis' last game was a road loss, 3-1, to the New York Rangers on Nov. 3. The Blues got one point apiece out of three skaters in that matchup, including Theo Lindstein (one assist) and Pius Suter (one goal).

Get ready for this matchup with a look at who we predict will emerge with the victory in Thursday's contest.

Devils vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Devils 3 - Blues 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 4 goals)
  

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Devils vs. Blues Moneylines

Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Devils-Blues matchup.

• Favorite: Devils (-218)
• Underdog: Blues (+180)

Devils Betting Insights

• The Devils have been victorious in seven of their 10 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (70.0%).
• New Jersey has had moneyline odds of -218 or shorter in just two games this season, and won both.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Devils have an implied probability of 68.6% to win.
• In 10 of 15 matches this season, New Jersey and its opponent have combined to finish above 5.5 goals.

Blues Betting Insights

• This season the Blues have won three of the eight games in which they've been an underdog.
• St. Louis has played as an underdog of +180 or more one time this season and lost.
• The implied probability of a win by the Blues, based on the moneyline, is 35.7%.
• St. Louis and its opponent have combined to score over 5.5 goals in eight of 15 games this season.

Devils Key Stats

• New Jersey's 51 total goals (3.4 per game) rank 14th in the league.
• The Devils have allowed 43 total goals (2.9 per game), the seventh-fewest in league play.
• Its goal differential (+8) makes the team seventh-best in the league.
• The nine power-play goals the Devils have put up this season rank 18th in the NHL (on 47 power-play chances).
• New Jersey is 21st in the league with a 19.15% power-play conversion rate.
• The Devils have scored two shorthanded goals this season.
• New Jersey kills 67.65% of opponent power plays, the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• New Jersey has the 17th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.1%.
• The Devils shoot 10.4% as a team (26th in the league).

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis' 45 goals on the season (three per game) rank 21st in the NHL.
• The Blues' total of 45 goals allowed (three per game) is ninth in the league.
• With a goal differential of 0, the team is 17th in the league.
• With nine power-play goals (on 44 chances), the Blues are 18th in the NHL.
• St. Louis has the league's 19th-ranked power-play percentage (20.45%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blues have three.
• At 84.62%, St. Louis has the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• St. Louis is 18th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (49.3%).
• The 11.2% shooting percentage of the Blues is 20th in the league.