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January 3rd, 2024
New Jersey Devils @ Washington Capitals 7:30 P.M. EST
By: Danny DeAngelis (X: @Daily_Biscuit31) via @Sporfolio
Nothing will ever beat the Winter Classic and I’ll stand by it, but as we await next year’s game in less than a year we move right along to Washington, where our good friends the Capitals will play host to the New Jersey Devils tonight in the standalone game on TNT.
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New Jersey Devils @ Washington Capitals 7:30 P.M. EST
Projected Goalies: Vitek Vanecek (NJD) @ Hunter Shepard (WAS)
Money Line: NJD -165 @ WAS +140
NJD: 19-14-2 (11-6-0 AWAY)
WAS: 18-11-6 (9-4-4 HOME)
L10: 6-4 In Favor of WAS
2023 – Washington leads the season series 2-0 winning 4-2 & 6-4 with both games being in NJ.
Over 6.5, -110 / Under 6.5, -110
NJD: 22-12-1 In OVERS
WAS: 12-22-1 In OVERS
L10: the O/U has gone under six of the last 10 games
2023: the O/U has been split going 1-1 with the number being 6.5 in each game
Puck line: NJD -1.5, +145 @ WAS +1.5, -175
NJD: 9-26-0-0 ATS
WASH: 16-19-0 ATS
2023: Washington is 2-0 when getting the 1.5 goals winning outright in both games.
The Plays:
Currently Hunter Shepard will make his 4th start (2nd against the Devils) this year. He is supporting a 2-1 record (1-0 against NJ) with a 2.27 GAA and a .926 SV%. On the flip side Vanececk will make his 21st start (0-2 against Washington) with a 3.34 GAA and .883 SV%… If you can’t tell where I am going with this already then so be it, but we are of course going to be riding Ovi and Co. to take the victory tonight at home. One, because they hold value as home underdogs, two because they are the better defensive team giving up just about .70 less than the Devils. The only thing is can the Capitals win a shootout? They already proved it twice against NJ winning 6-4 and 4-2 (In Jersey) Now it’s time for them to give the home fans something to enjoy!
The Play: WASH +140
1/1 Results
VGK @ SEA: Under 6, -120 (WIN)
VGK -1.5, +175 (LOSS)
2023/2024 Season Record (All plays are worth 1 Unit)
Money Line 5-7 (-1.91)
O/U 8-3-0 (4.24)
Puck Line 3-5 (-1.01)
Specials 0-1 (-1.00)
Overall 16-16-0-0 (0.32)