Devils vs. Kraken NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 14

Both the New Jersey Devils and Seattle Kraken are coming off a victory, heading into their meeting at Prudential Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. The Kraken are underdogs on the road, at +130, and the Devils are -155.

New Jersey won 5-2 on the road its last time out on Jan. 12 against the Minnesota Wild. The Devils got two points apiece out of five skaters, including Ondrej Palat (two goals) and Dawson Mercer (one goal and one assist).

Seattle won on the road in its most recent game on Jan. 12, 4-2 over the New York Rangers. Nine Kraken players had one point each in that outing, including Eeli Tolvanen (one goal) and Matthew Beniers (one assist).

Before watching this matchup, here is a peek at which squad we think will emerge with the victory in Wednesday's action on the ice.

Devils vs. Kraken Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the New Jersey Devils and Seattle Kraken, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Kraken 4 - Devils 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.95 goals)
  

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Devils vs. Kraken Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Devils-Kraken game.

• Favorite: Devils (-155)
• Underdog: Kraken (+130)

Devils Betting Insights

• The Devils have won 46.2% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (12-14).
• When playing with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter, New Jersey is 3-2 (winning 60.0% of the time).
• The Devils have a 60.8% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• In 20 of 46 matches this season, New Jersey and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.

Kraken Betting Insights

• The Kraken have won 18, or 46.2%, of the 39 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Seattle has gone 8-13, a 38.1% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +130 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 43.5% chance of victory for the Kraken.
• Seattle has played 19 games this season that ended with over 5.5 goals.

Devils Key Stats

• New Jersey's 120 total goals (2.6 per game) make it the 28th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Devils rank 18th in goals against, allowing 143 total goals (3.1 per game) in league action.
• It has the league's 29th-ranked goal differential at -23.
• The 23 power-play goals the Devils have put up this season rank 22nd in the NHL (on 114 power-play chances).
• New Jersey has the league's 14th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.18%).
• The four shorthanded goals the Devils have scored this season rank 11th among NHL squads.
• New Jersey has the league's 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.12%).
• New Jersey wins 50.4% of its faceoffs to rank 15th in the NHL.
• The Devils make 8.8% of their shots (31st in the league).

Kraken Key Stats

• With 122 goals (2.8 per game), Seattle has the league's 26th-ranked offense.
• The Kraken concede 2.8 goals per game (124 in total), the fourth-fewest in the NHL.
• Its -2 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.
• The Kraken have 27 power-play goals (on 125 chances), 16th in the NHL.
• Seattle has the league's 12th-ranked power-play percentage (21.6%).
• This season, the Kraken have one shorthanded goal (26th in NHL).
• At 71.43%, Seattle has the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Seattle is 28th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (46.9%).
• The 10.7% shooting percentage of the Kraken is 20th in the league.