Devils vs. Bruins NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 6

The New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins -- the former coming off a loss, the latter a win -- will play on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, at TD Garden in Boston. The Bruins are underdogs despite being the hosts, at +105, and the Devils are -125.

New Jersey's most recent game was a 3-0 home loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Dec. 5. Jake Allen saved zero Golden Knights shots while allowing zero goals.

Boston won at home in its most recent game on Dec. 4, 5-2 over the St. Louis Blues. The Bruins were led in that matchup by Elias Lindholm (three assists) and Morgan Geekie (one goal and two assists).

Before watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which team will bring home the win in Saturday's hockey action.

Devils vs. Bruins Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Bruins 4 - Devils 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.94 goals)
  

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Devils vs. Bruins Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Devils-Bruins game.

• Favorite: Devils (-125)
• Underdog: Bruins (+105)

Devils Betting Insights

• The Devils have won 58.8% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (10-7).
• New Jersey is 9-5 (winning 64.3% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -125 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Devils have a 55.6% chance to win.
• In 14 of 28 matches this season, New Jersey and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.

Bruins Betting Insights

• The Bruins have been made an underdog 25 times this season, and won 14, or 56.0%, of those games.
• This season Boston has won 13 of its 24 games, or 54.2%, when it's the underdog by at least +105 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 48.8% chance of victory for the Bruins.
• Boston's games this season have had over 5.5 goals 16 of 29 times.

Devils Key Stats

• New Jersey's 81 total goals (2.9 per game) make it the 20th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Devils have conceded 85 total goals (3.0 per game), ranking 18th in league action in goals against.
• Its goal differential (-4) ranks 19th in the league.
• The 17 power-play goals the Devils have put up this season rank 13th in the NHL (on 72 power-play chances).
• New Jersey has the league's eighth-best power-play conversion rate (23.61%).
• The Devils have scored four shorthanded goals this season.
• New Jersey kills 80.77% of opponent power plays, the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• New Jersey has the 16th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 49.9%.
• The Devils have a 9.9% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 26th in the league.

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston is seventh in the NHL in scoring (90 goals, 3.1 per game).
• The Bruins' total of 93 goals allowed (3.2 per game) is 24th in the league.
• it has the 18th-ranked goal differential in the league at -3.
• The Bruins have 22 power-play goals (on 87 chances), third in the NHL.
• Boston's power-play percentage (25.29) ranks the team fifth in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goal, the Bruins have one.
• The 82.88% penalty-kill percentage of Boston is ninth in the league.
• At 51.9%, Boston has the NHL's 11th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.5%, the Bruins are 11th in the league.