Hurricanes vs. Devils NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 4

The Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils are coming off a loss and a victory, respectively, heading into their meeting at Prudential Center on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET. The Devils are underdogs despite being at home, at +105, and the Hurricanes are -125.

Carolina's last game was a 5-3 home loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Jan. 3. Sebastian Aho led the Hurricanes with two points (one goal and one assist).

New Jersey won at home in its last game on Jan. 3, 4-1 over the Utah Mammoth. Jesper Bratt (one goal and one assist) and Jack Hughes (two assists) were among the three Devils skaters who put up two points each in that matchup.

Here is our pick for who will capture the victory in Sunday's matchup.

Hurricanes vs. Devils Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Devils 4 - Hurricanes 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.96 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Devils Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Hurricanes-Devils matchup.

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

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes are 23-13 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• Carolina is 21-12 (victorious in 63.6% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -125 or shorter.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Hurricanes have an implied probability of 55.6% to win.
• Carolina and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 21 of 41 games this season.

Devils Betting Insights

• This season the Devils have won 10 of the 16 games, or 62.5%, in which they've been an underdog.
• New Jersey has a record of 5-6, a 45.5% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +105 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The moneyline set for this outing implies a 48.8% chance of victory for the Devils.
• New Jersey's games this season have had more than 6.5 goals 16 of 41 times.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 134 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 10th in the league.
• Defensively, the Hurricanes are allowing 125 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 16th in league play.
• It has the league's sixth-best goal differential at +9.
• The 24 power-play goals the Hurricanes have scored this season (to rank 16th in the NHL) have come on 124 power-play chances.
• Carolina has the league's 16th-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.35%).
• The Hurricanes have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
• Carolina has the league's 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.95%).
• Carolina wins 49.3% of its faceoffs (21st in NHL).
• The Hurricanes shoot 10.2% as a team (23rd in the league).

Devils Key Stats

• New Jersey's 110 goals on the season (2.7 per game) rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Devils' total of 121 goals given up (3.0 per game) is 13th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -11, the team is 24th in the league.
• With 22 power-play goals (on 101 chances), the Devils are 19th in the NHL.
• New Jersey has the NHL's 10th-best power-play percentage (21.78%).
• The Devils have four shorthanded goals (ninth in NHL).
• New Jersey's has the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.85%).
• New Jersey wins 50.1% of faceoffs, 16th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Devils' 9.1% shooting percentage is 31st in the league.