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Prudential Center, New Jersey
Indoor
Tue 20 Oct 2026, 7:00 PM ET
Colorado Avalanche
5-3 · 2-1 awayWLWLW
VS
New Jersey Devils
4-4 · 3-2 at homeWLWWL

Colorado Avalanche vs New Jersey Devils Prediction & Picks · Tue 20 Oct

Our model graded 5 markets for Colorado Avalanche vs New Jersey Devils and backs Colorado Avalanche 1.5 hardest, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $141.

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Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Colorado Avalanche
with a 1.5-goal head start
Colorado Avalanche 1.5 Spread
You bet$10 If it wins$14.10Best price-244
Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win72.0%
The price says69.0%

The model graded 5 markets for Colorado Avalanche vs New Jersey Devils (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $141 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Tue 20 Oct 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Prudential Center.

This game's bets

The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Colorado Avalanche 1.5 High72% chance -244
Moneyline Members only Lean49% chance Members
Total Goals Members only Lean43% chance Members
3-Way Moneyline Members only Long-shot34% chance Members
Spread Members only Long-shot26% chance Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
Colorado Avalanche are the model's favourite to beat New Jersey Devils, with a 58% chance to win. Kick-off Tue 20 Oct, 7:00 PM ET at Prudential Center. Best bet: Colorado Avalanche 1.5 at -244.
How they've been scoring this season
Colorado AvalancheNew Jersey Devils
Won-lost5-34-4
Goals scored per game4.53.1
Goals allowed per game3.03.4
On the road / at home2-1 away3-2 at home
Last 5 gamesWLWLWWLWWL
Their games average 7.0 total goals this season.
From the 8 Colorado Avalanche and 8 New Jersey Devils games on our books this season.
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How the price moved

When prices opened: Avalanche about 5 in 10 to win. Now: about 5 in 10. About where it opened.

Best price and how much the bookies keep

Who wins
TeamMarket's chanceFair priceBest price
Avalancheabout 5 in 10$1.97 (-103)$1.91 (-110)
Devilsabout 5 in 10$2.03 (+103)$1.96 (-104)

On this game the bookies keep about $4.80 of every $100 bet on who wins, going by the 15 books we check.

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Game picks

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Spread
Colorado Avalanche
+1.5
+ 4 more markets
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Calibrated model vs market

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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Colorado Avalanche

  • Logan O'Connor RWOut
  • Zachary L'Heureux LWOut
  • Nicolas Roy COut
  • Georgii Merkulov COut

New Jersey Devils

  • Connor Brown RWOut
  • Nick Bjugstad COut
  • Seamus Casey DOut
Availability updated Oct 19, 4:34PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Colorado Avalanche vs New Jersey Devils: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 7 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability7 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Same game parlay

Written 20 Oct

New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction & Same Game Parlay picks

On Tuesday 20 October 2026, New Jersey Devils play Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. Our model likes 3 bets here. The one it likes most is Colorado Avalanche +1.5, priced at -244 when we wrote this. Here is the thinking behind each pick, in plain English.

New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche: Colorado Avalanche +1.5 (-244)

Odds correct at time of publishing

New Jersey Devils play Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. The bet we are looking at is Colorado Avalanche +1.5. That is a Spread bet. It was priced at -244 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $14.10 if it lands. Our model rates this one a strong pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche: Colorado Avalanche win (-106)

Odds correct at time of publishing

New Jersey Devils play Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. The bet we are looking at is Colorado Avalanche win. That is a Head to Head bet. It was priced at -106 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $19.40 if it lands. Our model rates this one a lean pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche: Colorado Avalanche h2h_3_way (+145)

Odds correct at time of publishing

New Jersey Devils play Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. The bet we are looking at is Colorado Avalanche h2h_3_way. That is a Head to Head 3-Way bet. It was priced at +145 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $24.50 if it lands. Our model rates this one a long shot. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

That is how our model reads New Jersey Devils v Colorado Avalanche. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back anything. And if a game does not feel right to you, the strongest move is to skip it -- there is another one tomorrow.

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Betting angles

3 markets live
MoneylineModel leans Colorado Avalanche-106
58%model win %
3-2last 5 record
GF/G4.0GA/G3.0Shots/G29.4vs Devils3-2

Model leans Colorado Avalanche to win, a 58% moneyline pick over New Jersey Devils.

Puck LineColorado Avalanche -1.5-1.5 -244
80%model cover %
3-2last 5 record
GF/G4.0GA/G3.0Shots/G29.4vs Devils3-2

Model backs Colorado Avalanche -1.5 on the puck line, a 80% cover vs New Jersey Devils.

Total GoalsGame totalO 6.5 +114
52%model over %

Colorado Avalanche @ New Jersey Devils O 6.5 goals — model 52% over.

Colorado Avalanche @ New Jersey Devils — what the model found

Our model graded 5 betting markets for Colorado Avalanche at New Jersey Devils — 5 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 5 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Colorado Avalanche vs New Jersey Devils — recent results

New Jersey Devils have won 3 of their last 5 games; Colorado Avalanche have won 3 of their last 5.

New Jersey Devils — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L2–4WSHAway
W7–1NYRHome
W5–4DETAway
L1–4OTTHome
W4–1VANHome
Colorado Avalanche — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W5–2PITHome
L2–3DALHome
W3–2DALAway
L3–6TORHome
W7–3CGYAway

Who’s out or in doubt

7 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

New Jersey Devils
PlayerStatus
Connor Brown RWOUT
Nick Bjugstad COUT
Seamus Casey DOUT
Colorado Avalanche
PlayerStatus
Logan O'Connor RWOUT
Zachary L'Heureux LWOUT
Nicolas Roy COUT
Georgii Merkulov COUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

Colorado Avalanche @ New Jersey Devils — model preview

New Jersey Devils v Colorado Avalanche, 20 October 2026. Top of the list: Colorado Avalanche +1.5. Our model likes 3 bets in this game.

On Tuesday 20 October 2026, New Jersey Devils play Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. Our model likes 3 bets here. The one it likes most is Colorado Avalanche +1.5, priced at -244 when we wrote this. Here is the thinking behind each pick, in plain English.

New Jersey Devils vs Colorado Avalanche: Colorado Avalanche +1.5 (-244)

Odds correct at time of publishing

New Jersey Devils play Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. The bet we are looking at is Colorado Avalanche +1.5. That is a Spread bet. It was priced at -244 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $14.10 if it lands. Our model rates this one a strong pick. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

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About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Colorado Avalanche vs New Jersey Devils in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Avalanche vs Devils, or as Devils vs Avalanche. The next scheduled game is Tuesday 20 October 2026 at Prudential Center. The model has generated 5 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

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