New Jersey managed to put away the Hudson River rival Rangers, and now they get rewarded with a matchup against the Hurricanes. They will drop the puck for Game 1 at 7 p.m. ET tonight. This series is a matchup of elite defense and high-flying offense, and one player prop is standing out for the first matchup. Let’s dive into the best Devils-Hurricanes NHL bet with the help of OddsShopper.
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Best Devils-Hurricanes Bet: Jack Hughes Can’t Help But Fire Away
This is a pretty high line for a 21-year-old playing in his first postseason, but it is hard to say he has not earned it. Hughes averaged 4.6 shots on goal per game in the seven-game first-round series with the Rangers, going over 3.5 in four of the seven and narrowly missing in one. For the season on the whole, he got a whopping 4.3 shots on net per game and went over 3.5 in well over half his games (62.8%). No other Devil touches Hughes’ shot volume at this time, in either the regular or postseason.
The Hurricanes are an elite defensive team, allowing fewer goals than any team not named the Bruins in the regular season, but Hughes’ volume exceeds this 3.5 line by enough that OddsShopper still loves this over. He is projecting for a hair over 3.6 shots on goal against the fantastic Carolina defense. That projection is pushing the expected win rate for over 3.5 shots on goal to 54%, solidly better than a coin flip and the second highest of any +EV play on tonight’s slate. Plus, the 2% expected ROI is solid enough.
With Hughes’ shot volume through the roof right now, OddsShopper firmly backs this over as the top bet for Devils-Hurricanes Game 1. The 1.73% osBet percentage (suggested bankroll allocation) is second best on the slate and by far the best in this game. The odds for this prop vary, but BetRivers is offering -114 on the over, which is slightly better than the -115 found at DraftKings and FanDuel. Check out the odds compare tool at OddsShopper to find even more leverage points across the market!
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Best Devils-Hurricanes NHL Bet: Jack Hughes Over 3.5 Shots on Goal (-114, BetRivers)
