Struggling Devils Favored At Home Over Bruins in Wednesday NHL Picks

• What: Wednesday NHL Picks
• Who: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils
• When: Wednesday, January 22, 7:00 p.m.

Opponents in the Wednesday NHL picks, the Boston Bruins appearing to rediscovering their game just as the New Jersey Devils are misplacing theirs.

Boston has won three of the past four games since ending a six-game skid. Meanwhile, the Devils are losers of two in a row. New Jersey is 2-5-3 over the past 10 games.

Still, oddsmakers are opting to stay with the struggling Devils over the visiting Bruins. New Jersey is set as -195 home favorites over Boston.

Let's take a look at the latest betting line on this game. Remember, odds are always subject to change.

	Puck Line	Moneyline	Total
Boston Bruins	+1.5 (-163)	+165	O 5.5 (-120)
New Jersey Devils	-1.5 (+137)	-195	U 5.5 (EVEN)

There are four NHL games on the agenda during a quiet Wednesday night of action, and this is one of the games that we think provides the best bets of the night in the NHL picks.

The Bruins are just 9-12-3 straight up as a road team this season. New Jersey is 13-8-4 SU on home ice.

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Bruins vs Devils Betting Trends

The Bruins have won two in a row over the Devils. Boston is 8-1 SU in the past nine games against New Jersey. At New Jersey, Boston is 3-1 SU in the past four games, 4-2 SU through the last six meetings and 9-4 SU over the past 13 contests.

The Bruins are 3-7 SU in the past 10 games and 1-7 SU over the last eight road games. Boston is 2-5 SU in the last seven games as a betting underdog. New Jersey is 1-5 SU over the past six games. The Devils are 1-6 SU in the last seven games against Eastern Conference teams.

Four of Boston's last five games have gone over. Five of the last six games played by the Bruins against Eastern Conference teams have also gone over. However, four of Boston's last six meetings with Metropolitan Division opposition have hit on the under.

Four of the last five games between the Bruins and Devils hit the under on the total. Nine of New Jersey's last 10 games have gone under. The under was also the correct play in 11 of the last 12 home games played by the Devils. Four of New Jersey's past five games facing Atlantic Division teams also went under.

Boston is 6-12-2 SU as the betting underdog this season. The Bruins are 8-16 against the puck line as a road team. New Jersey is 11-14 against the puck line on homc ice. The Devils are 23-21-6 SU as the favorite in the betting line.

Pasta Filling It Up For Bruins

It's said that the Bruins go as forward David Pastrnak goes. And at the moment, he's really got it going.

The sauce has been sizzlin' 🍝

Congrats, Pasta, on being named NHL's Third Star of the Week!

📰: https://t.co/klMMifE1MR pic.twitter.com/J18WTVCcH2

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 20, 2025

The NHL's Third Star of the Week, Bruins forward Pastrnak has goals in four straight games. He's picked up 11 points in those four games.

Charlie Coyle scored twice in Boston's most recent game, a 6-3 home-ice win over the San Jose Sharks. The ended a 10-game goalless drought for Coyle.

Already without top-four defensemen Charlie McAvoy (undisclosed) and Hampus Lindholm (lower-body injury), Boston lost forward Mark Kastelic (undisclosed) in Monday's win. Patrick Brown and Max Jones were recalled from AHL affiliate Providence to help fill the void.

Devils Just Can't Score

Despite suiting up such sensational high-end offensive skill as Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier, the Devils just can't seem to find the back of the other team's net. New Jersey has scored three goals or less in each of the past 11 games. The Devils have tallied only six goals over the past four games. They've registered exactly one goal in three of the last four games.

Shuffling the Deck.

Check out all the line changes, and more from today's practice ⤵️https://t.co/cEL4Qzi6UL

— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) January 21, 2025

It's a malady that also seems to afflict the Devils when Boston is providing the opposition. New Jersey has scored just five goals over the past six games when facing the Bruins. Devils coach Sheldon Keefe was planning to shake up his forward lines for this game in order to try and snap his scorers out of their slumber.

Boston vs New Jersey NHL Picks

This is the first meeting of the season between the Bruins and Devils. Boston is riding a four-game point streak (3-0-1).

Boston Bruins To defeat the New Jersey Devils

+165

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The Devils are completing a three-game homestand, seeking to avoid finishing it 0-3. That could prove a tall order against a Bruins team that is looking like they've found their footing again. Take Boston to win this game as road underdogs in the Wednesday NHL picks.