New Jersey Devils vs San Jose Sharks Betting Picks

New Jersey plays the second of a four-game road trip, a long way from home. They come off an 8-4 loss at Colorado. San Jose has split its last four games, despite playing four of the last five on the road. The Sharks won at the Rangers and Wild by 6-5 scores as underdogs of +235 and +160. They came close in the last game, losing to the Kings 4-3 as a +180 underdog, outshooting Los Angeles 40-14. San Jose is 10th in the league on the power play. Play San Jose. 

New Jersey signed some free agents in the offseason to bolster its offense, and so far it has paid off: the Devils are riding a six-game win streak while also getting some great goaltending. Meanwhile, San Jose has never seemed to improve much, as it has won just one game in seven tries this season. The Sharks have lost 43 of 52 games after allowing at least five goals in their previous game, and they come off a 6-5 overtime win at the New York Rangers last night. Now, they have to play a back-to-back while in a letdown spot after finally getting their first win. The Sharks have lost 47 of 57 overall and 76 of 94 on the road. Jake Allen is 3-0-0 with a 1.91 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage for the Devils. Yaroslav Askarov will start for San Jose, and he is 0-2-1 with a monstrous 5.72 GAA and an .838 save percentage. The Devils have allowed only 2.0 goals per game in their past six. Take the Devils.

The first meeting was an easy UNDER as San Jose won 1-0 on Nov. 10, and the Sharks are on a current 3-0 UNDER run while scoring a total of three goals in that span. The Sharks have averaged only 2.11 goals in their past nine games while not scoring more than three goals in any of them. New Jersey is 12-2 UNDER its past 14 games, and it has scored just four goals in its past three games, including a 3-0 loss to Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Devils have stayed UNDER five of six road games, and San Jose is 5-1 UNDER against the Metropolitan Division. Jacob Markstrom is probable for the Devils, and he has a 2.15 goals-against average this season. New Jersey is 10-1 UNDER against Pacific Division teams. Take the UNDER.

New Jersey was embarrassed at home on Dec. 1 when it lost 6-3 to San Jose and that was when the Sharks owned a 5-18 record. The Devils will want to avenge that loss and they will likely have Nico Daws in net and he had 23 saves in a 4-3 win over Montreal on Saturday. Mackenzie Blackwood is probable for the Sharks and he is 9-18-3 with a 3.51 goals-against average. San Jose is 4-19 its past 23 games as a home underdog of at least +201 and the Sharks have lost 42 of 51 after scoring two or fewer goals their previous game. San Jose has lost five of six following a 4-2 defeat against Nashville and the Sharks have scored only 17 goals in eight games. The Devils have won nine straight as road favorites of -201 or greater and they have won four of five after a home loss of at least three goals. Take the Devils.