Columbus Blue Jackets vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 11 Mar 2025

Go Under 6 as Your Best Bet

There could be a shortage of goals from the Blue Jackets and the Devils. Therefore, Under 6 goals makes lots of appeal, especially at odds of -105.

Blue Jackets 4-2 to the Good in Previous H2H

Columbus Blue Jackets triumphed in their previous game. It was on the road where New York Rangers were beaten 7-3 at Madison Square Garden. Adam Fantilli scored a hat trick and was +2 in total.

New Jersey Devils have lost three straight home games. In their last appearance, they won on the road, beating Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 at Wells Fargo Center. Dawson Mercer, Cody Glass and Erik Haula each scored one goal. Goalie Jake Allen had a great game and ended up with 23 saves (.958).

The Blue Jackets won the last encounter between the pair. Enjoying a 4-2 triumph when facing the Devils at Nationwide Arena. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Devils have won six.

Starting Goalies

Elvis Merzlikins (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	23-19-5	3.03	.896	1
23/24	13-17-8	3.45	.897	1

Jacob Markstrom (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	23-14-6	2.51	.900	3
23/24	23-23-0	2.78	.905	2

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.7 goals from 25.4 shots on goal, with a 7.7% powerplay efficiency. The Blue Jackets have given up 3.2 goals from 33.2 shots, averaging 3.7 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 83.8%.

Zach Werenski is the top points scorer with 11 points, 3 goals and 8 assists, with Kent Johnson recording 10 points, 6 goals and 4 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Elvis Merzlikins have a 3.14 goal against average with a .905 save percentage.

The Devils have 4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 2.3 goals from 25.7 shots on goal, with a 31.6% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.6 goals from 29.5 shots, averaging 3.2 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 78.1%.

The top points scorer is Jesper Bratt with 9 points, 1 goal and 8 assists, while Luke Hughes is next in line after registering 8 points, 1 goal and 7 assists. Goalie Jake Allen have a 2.43 GAA with a .925 SV%, including one shutout.

Expert NHL Analysis

Injuries are taken into account by the hockey handicappers at Sportsgambler.com. Our NHL forecasts are also shaped by the latest form, with the team, player and goalie stats playing a big part before picks are made.

Key Blue Jackets vs Devils stats:

• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 14 of the last 20 Devils games at home.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 15 of the last 23 Devils games at home this season.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs New Jersey Devils Prediction

The two teams may struggle to power score, so we’ll go under the total goals line in this NHL encounter. Our pick is available at -105 which looks a great price.

There’s a way of getting more juice from betting Under when it comes to Total Goals. Combining this selection in a Bet Builder means you can choose other options until you’re happy with the odds.

Under 6 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 51.3% chance of landing a return. After careful examination, our analysts calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this hockey bet.

Our Pick

Under 6 Goals @ -105 Bet Now

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Player Props

Top Pick: Nico Hischier Under 2.5 Shots -135

Nico Hischier (Devils) has finished with Under 2.5 shots on goal in 8 of the past 8 games. We think that he will fail to cover the line and this Shots on Goal bet can be backed at -135.

Latest Nico Hischier Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+160

First

+900

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

+105

Under 2.5

-135

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Correct Score Prediction

Blue Jackets 3 - 2 Devils

The Blue Jackets are available at +850 when it comes to them winning 3-2. We like a correct score play and the chance to bag a nice return if our prediction is right.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Blue Jackets

Devils

1-0

Blue Jackets

+4500

Devils

+5000

2-0

Blue Jackets

+5000

Devils

+4000

2-1

Blue Jackets

+1400

Devils

+1400

3-0

Blue Jackets

+3500

Devils

+2500

3-1

Blue Jackets

+2200

Devils

+1500

3-2

Blue Jackets

+850

Devils

+850

4-0

Blue Jackets

+5000

Devils

+3000

4-1

Blue Jackets

+2000

Devils

+1200

4-2

Blue Jackets

+1900

Devils

+1400

4-3

Blue Jackets

+1150

Devils

+1050

5-0

Blue Jackets

+10000

Devils

+5000

5-1

Blue Jackets

+3500

Devils

+1900

5-2

Blue Jackets

+2200

Devils

+1400

5-3

Blue Jackets

+3000

Devils

+2200

5-4

Blue Jackets

+2400

Devils

+2000

6-0

Blue Jackets

+2400

Devils

+8000

6-1

Blue Jackets

+9000

Devils

+4500

6-2

Blue Jackets

+4500

Devils

+2500

6-3

Blue Jackets

+4000

Devils

+2500

6-4

Blue Jackets

+6000

Devils

+4500

6-5

Blue Jackets

+5500

Devils

+5000

7-0

Blue Jackets

+5500

Devils

+12000

7-1

Blue Jackets

+14000

Devils

+7500

7-2

Blue Jackets

+12000

Devils

+6600

7-3

Blue Jackets

+8000

Devils

+5000

7-4

Blue Jackets

+9000

Devils

+6000

7-5

Blue Jackets

+13000

Devils

+11000

7-6

Blue Jackets

+13000

Devils

+12500

8-1

Blue Jackets

+13000

Devils

+12500

8-2

Blue Jackets

+13000

Devils

+11000

8-3

Blue Jackets

+13000

Devils

+12000

8-4

Blue Jackets

+14000

Devils

+11000

8-5

Blue Jackets

+14000

Devils

+14000

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs New Jersey Devils Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Giving Devils Plenty of Respect

New Jersey Devils are -156 favorites and that means a 61% chance of winning this game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. Columbus Blue Jackets are the underdogs at +130 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The puck line is calculated to be 1.5, while total goals comes in at 5.5. The Totals offers NHL bettors an alternative way of getting involved. If you fancy Over 5.5, this outcome can be backed at -120.

There are odds of -140 for the Devils to light the lamp first and that makes them favorites. Opponents Blue Jackets are -100 to score the first goal.

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Moneyline

Blue Jackets

+130

Devils

-156

3-Way Moneyline

Blue Jackets

+215

Tie

+330

Devils

-100

Puck Line

Blue Jackets +1.5

-192

Devils -1.5

+154

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-102

Over 5.5

-120

Nico Hischier Favorite to Score the First Goal

There is +160 available that Nico Hischier finds the net at anytime. If you’re interested in the favorite to score the first goal, then you are able to secure +900.

Player Goals

Nico Hischier (Devils)

First

+160

Anytime

+900

Timo Meier (Devils)

First

+165

Anytime

+950

Jesper Bratt (Devils)

First

+185

Anytime

+1000

Dawson Mercer (Devils)

First

+225

Anytime

+1200

Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets)

First

+225

Anytime

+1200

Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets)

First

+235

Anytime

+1200

Dmitri Voronkov (Blue Jackets)

First

+245

Anytime

+1300

Boone Jenner (Blue Jackets)

First

+260

Anytime

+1300

Stefan Noesen (Devils)

First

+275

Anytime

+1400

Kent Johnson (Blue Jackets)

First

+275

Anytime

+1400

Cody Glass (Devils)

First

+295

Anytime

+1500

Ondrej Palát (Devils)

First

+320

Anytime

+1600

Yegor Chinakhov (Blue Jackets)

First

+325

Anytime

+1600

Paul Cotter (Devils)

First

+340

Anytime

+1700

Daniel Sprong (Devils)

First

+340

Anytime

+1700

Tomas Tatar (Devils)

First

+400

Anytime

+1900

Erik Haula (Devils)

First

+400

Anytime

+1900

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)

First

+400

Anytime

+1900

James van Riemsdyk (Blue Jackets)

First

+425

Anytime

+2000

Justin Danforth (Blue Jackets)

First

+460

Anytime

+2200

Luca Del Bel Belluz (Blue Jackets)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Luke Kunin (Blue Jackets)

First

+500

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Nico Hischier (Devils)

Over 2.5

+105

Under 2.5

-135

Timo Meier (Devils)

Over 2.5

-143

Under 2.5

+110

Jesper Bratt (Devils)

Over 2.5

+135

Under 2.5

-175

Adam Fantilli (Blue Jackets)

Over 2.5

+136

Under 2.5

-182

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)

Over 2.5

-130

Under 2.5

-100

Dawson Mercer (Devils)

Over 1.5

-109

Under 1.5

-119

Dmitri Voronkov (Blue Jackets)

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

+120

Kent Johnson (Blue Jackets)

Over 1.5

-100

Under 1.5

-130

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Starting Lineups

NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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