Los Angeles is playing its first home game following three road games in a four-day span and it lost the first two before defeating Vancouver 5-1 on Thursday. The Kings have lost three of their past five games. Kings goalie Cam Talbot was the winner against the Canucks, but he still has lost 13 of his past 16 starts. Nico Daws is the likely starter for New Jersey and he had won two straight decisions against Montreal and San Jose, but then lost on Friday 4-3 to Anaheim. The Devils could go with Akira Schmid, who replaced Daws and stopped all nine shots against the Ducks. The Devils are in a revenge spot after losing 2-1 to Los Angeles on Feb. 15 and the Kings are 1-4 their past five games as home favorites of -110 to -150. Take the Devils as a Max Play.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 61% of the public money was on New Jersey Devils to win on the moneyline. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 4.4 to 1.8 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 68% of the public money was on Los Angeles Kings to win on the moneyline. And, 61% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 2.9 to 2.3 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, New Jersey winning on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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New Jersey at Los Angeles
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 66% of the public money was on New Jersey Devils to win on the moneyline. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 3.2 to 2.5 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Los Angeles at New Jersey
Los Angeles has dropped five of seven surrendering 27 goals. They come off a 7-0 loss at Buffalo to start this four-game East Coast trip. The Kings have split the last two meetings against New Jersey in high-scoring games of 4-3 and 5-2. New Jersey is ninth in the NHL in scoring (3.38 goals per game) and eighth in shooting percentage. They've lost four of seven, however, because the defense is weak, 26th in goals given up (3.44 per game) and 30th in save percentage (.894). The Devils are on a 31-20 run OVER the total, 17-7 OVER after scoring 3 or more goals in two consecutive contests, plus 20-11 OVER versus teams that average 3+ goals. Take Los Angeles/New Jersey OVER the total.
Final Score
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 68% of the public money was on New Jersey Devils to win on the moneyline. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that New Jersey would win by a score of 2.5 to 2.5 with New Jersey winning on the moneyline, Los Angeles winning on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
Lines & Odds
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 53% of the public money was on Los Angeles Kings to win on the moneyline. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 3.6 to 2.9 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, New Jersey winning on the puckline.