{"id":17823,"date":"2010-01-08T14:03:51","date_gmt":"2010-01-08T19:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=17823"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:59:35","slug":"lightning-vs-devils-betting-picks-80110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nhl\/lightning-vs-devils-betting-picks-80110\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Picks: Lightning vs. Devils (Jan. 8)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NHL Free Pick: Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils<\/h2>\n

Hockey betting<\/strong><\/a> fans sure are getting their money\u2019s worth from the free nhl picks<\/strong><\/a> we give out here at Capperspicks.com.<\/p>\n

Team records:<\/strong>
\nTampa Bay: 16-16-10
\nNew Jersey: 30-10-1<\/p>\n

Tonight, 7:00 p.m. ET
\nSportsbook odds: Lightning +175, Devils -210 <\/p>\n

The Lightning are a team in transition this season, neither ahead or behind schedule in their development. Steven Stamkos looks like a future 50-goal man more nights than not and Victor Hedman has shown the potential to be Nicklas Lidstrom-meets-Zdeno-Chara, though it\u2019s too early to know when or if he\u2019ll blossom. <\/p>\n

As the NHL\u2019s second-lowest-scoring team facing the league\u2019s stingiest, Tampa has a tough test tonight.\"Sports The Lightning have already lost three times to the Devils this season. With a sparkling 30-10-1 record, the Devils are humming along and continue to be one of hockey\u2019s model franchises. Jacques Lemaire\u2019s defensive system masks any hint of aging in Martin Brodeur, who could have another Vezina Trophy to his name by season\u2019s end. Zach Parise, Jamie Langenbrunner and Travis Zajac chip in enough scoring to give Brodeur leads almost every night. The smoking-hot Devils have won eight of 10, shutting out their opponents three times over that span. <\/p>\n

Tampa\u2019s only hope is that Brodeur doesn\u2019t play tonight. That\u2019s a distinct possibility since New Jersey travels to Montreal tomorrow night and the French-Canadian Brodeur wouldn\u2019t miss that matchup for the world. If you hold off your bet until the last minute and learn that Marty doesn\u2019t play, pick Tampa. For now, go with the Devils. <\/p>\n

NHL Betting Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games on the road
\nTampa Bay is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
\nTampa Bay is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
\nTampa Bay is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
\nNew Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
\nNew Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
\nNew Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey’s last 6 games at home<\/p>\n

Pick: Devils -210 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nShea Matthews lives and breathes sports. He made the transition from athlete to sports journalist at a young age, writing in TV & national newspapers. He now applies his knowledge to sports betting and handicapping every day, and shares his winning picks with the world. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tonight some great games are on tap in NHL gambling action. Get your NHL gambling picks here at capperspicks.com. We preview and pick the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils matchup, odds currently favor the Devils as 210-moneyline favorites…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[22322,22323,21458,21460,21461,2996,22320,22321,12987,21462,4082,895,22319],"class_list":["post-17823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nhl","tag-friday-nhl-gambling-predictions","tag-friday-nhl-games","tag-hockey-betting-picks","tag-hockey-gambling-predictions","tag-hockey-parlay-odds","tag-hockey-predictions","tag-lightning-devils-odds","tag-lightning-vs-devils-free-pick","tag-nhl-parlay","tag-nhl-parlay-lines","tag-nhl-parlays","tag-nhl-picks","tag-tampa-bay-lightning-vs-new-jersey-devils"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17823"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109474,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17823\/revisions\/109474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}