Devils Road Favorites Over Rangers In Monday NHL Picks

What: Monday NHL Picks
Who: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers
When: Monday, December 2, 7:00 p.m.

The New York Rangers had their way with the New Jersey Devils last season on the ice and in the NHL picks. Will that pattern be continuing into the 2024-25 season? Oddsmakers don't think so.

The Devils and Rangers are meeting Monday at Madison Square Garden for the first time this season and it's the visiting Devils who are set as slight -121 road favorites. You can access underdog odds of +108 on the hometown Rangers.

Let's look at the latest betting line on this game. Odds are subject to change.

	Puck Line	Moneyline	Total
New Jersey Devils	-1.5 (+205)	-121	O 6.5 (-115)
New York Rangers	+1.5 (-245)	+108	U 6.5 (-101)

The two Metropolitan Division rivals clashed four times during the 2023-24 season and the Rangers were winners in all four games. Only one of those four games wasn't a multi-goal decision.

There are only three NHL games on the agenda during a quiet Monday night of action, and this is the the game that we think provides the best bets of the night in the NHL picks.

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Devils vs Rangers Betting Trends

New Jersey is 1-5 straight up in the past six games against the Rangers. At MSG, the Devils are 3-8 SU when facing the Rangers. New Jersey's most recent regular-season road win against the Rangers was in 2022.

Overall, the Devils are 9-4 SU through their past 13 games. New Jersey is also 6-1 SU through the club's past seven road games.

Looking at the NHL picks, the Rangers are in a struggle of late, going 1-5 SU through their past six games. New York is 11-5 SU when playing against Metropolitan Division opposition.

The under is 2-1 in the last three Devils vs Rangers games. Take it back further, though and the over takes a 5-3 edge in the past eight meetings between the two teams. The over has hit in four of New Jersey's past six games facing a Metropolitan Division opponent. Nine of New Jersey's past 13 games against Eastern Conference teams have also gone over.

The over has also proven to be the winning wager in four of the last five games played by the Rangers. Five of the club's past six home games were also winning plays on the over.

New Jersey is 10-4 SU as a road team this season. New York is 6-4-1 SU at home. As a betting favorite, the Devils are 13-10-2 SU. When the underdog in the betting line, the Rangers are 1-2 SU.

Devils Inconsistent In NHL Picks

In the last two games, New Jersey won 5-4 at Detroit and then lost 6-5 at home to Washington. Forward Stefan Noesen scored three goals over those two contests. He has six goals in the past 10 games.

Nico Hischier evens things up with his 15th goal of the season. 😈 pic.twitter.com/F4lnpcs4B6

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 1, 2024

Nico Hischier is leading the Devils in scoring with 15 goals. Jesper Bratt (31) is the club's top point producer, while Jack Hughes (21) is dishing out the most assists. New Jersey is 14-0-0 this season when leading after two periods and 7-0-0 when leading after one period. The Devils have also posted eight comeback wins.

Changes Coming For Rangers?

New York's current skid has started trade rumblings in the Big Apple. Prominent Rangers such as forward Chad Kreider and captain Jacob Trouba are hearing their names in trade talk.

Artemi Panarin tops the Rangers with 13 goals and 28 points. Defenseman Adam Fox has accounted for a team-high 20 assists. Forward Will Cuylle has posted 5-6-11 totals over the past 10 games. He also leads the team with 94 hits.

The Rangers are 5-2-1 in one-goal games. They are 11-1 when scoring the first goal of the game. New York is second in the NHL with an 87.7% penalty kill. They've allowed a league-low nine power-play goals. The Rangers are 9-0-1 when they score four or more goals and 11-0-0 when they allow two or fewer goals. They are 49-1 over the past two seasons when holding the opposition to two goals or less.

Devils vs Rangers NHL Picks

Not only is New Jersey 0-3 SU in the club's last three visits to MSG, the Devils have been outscored 12-6.

New York Rangers To beat New Jersey Devils

+108

Bet Now!

As much as the Rangers are struggling of late, the Devils aren't exactly lighting up the league right now, either. And New Jersey just seems to have a way of bringing out the best in their New York rivals. Go with the underdog Rangers to win outright in the Monday NHL picks.