Devils vs Lightning Odds: NHL Lines Favor Tampa Bay |
| Written by Brock Lanning |
| Monday, 12 December 2011 12:38 |
 There is only one game on the hockey schedule for December 12th, 2011 as the New Jersey Devils head down south to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:05pm EST. The Devils have gone 2-3 in the month of December coming off a tough loss to the Canadiens and currently sit in fourth place of the Atlantic division while the Lightning have only managed 1-win during the current month and are currently sit in fourth place of the Southeast division coming off a road loss vs the Flyers. Devils vs Lightning odds at Vegas sportsbooks have Tampa Bay favored -120 on the moneyline while New Jersey would pay-out EV money for a win on the road. The NHL lines for the over/under total have been listed at 5.5 UNDER -140 for Monday's game that can be seen live on Versus. The Lightning are also -1.5 (+230) favorites on the Canadian hockey line while the Devils are +1.5 (-270) to win at the St. Pete Times Forum. The New Jersey Devils had won two straight games on the road vs the Maple Leafs and at home vs the Senators but are coming off a 1-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens last Saturday as -130 favorites in NHL lines. New Jersey would have been shut-out vs the Canadiens if Nick Palmieri didn't find the net in the 13th minute of the third period. The Devils offense seemed to be the aggresors early in the game with 13-shots on goal in the first period but failed to find the net and also went 0-3 in power play opportunities to finish the night with 29-total shots and dropped to 14-13-1 on the season. Heading into Devils vs Lightning odds for tonight's game on Versus, recent trends have New Jersey going 7-1 when playing at the St. Pete Times Forum, 14-2 overall in the series and 10-0 when playing on Monday. The Tampa Bay Lightning haven't been doing so well lately going 1-6 since November 28th and are coming off a road loss to the Philadelphia Flyers last Saturday. Ryan Shannon scored his second goal of the season in the first period vs Philly while Vincent Lecavalier scored on a power play goal in the third for his 11th but it wasn't enough to stop the Flyers from netting 5-goals in the last two periods to lose as +145 underdogs in NHL lines and go 12-15-2 for the year. Tampa Bay were out-shot 19-32 for the game and went 1-4 in power play opportunities while fighting off 5-penalties in the loss. Goalie Mathieu Garon will get the start in between the pipes on Monday having gone 6-7 on the year with a 2.70-gga and 1-1-1 in his last three starts vs New Jersey. Betting trends for Devils vs Lightning odds have Tampa Bay recently going 12-5 when playing at home, 7-3 when playing on Monday and 4-6 after playing the Flyers while the total has played OVER in their last 4 of 6 games vs New Jersey. NHL Predictions: OVER 5.5 (+120) New Jersey Devils (14-13-1 SU) vs Tampa Bay Lightning (12-15-2 SU) |
| Last Updated on Monday, 12 December 2011 12:45 |
