Oilers hit road with McDavid record, Devils lead betting odds
Edmonton has won seven straight away games and is facing New Jersey in Newark on Tuesday, while other NHL and college basketball matches offer varied betting lines.
By Elena Perry ·
Fans in Newark, New Jersey, will watch the Edmonton Oilers challenge the home team at the Prudential Center at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The matchup pits a road-obsessed Edmonton squad against a New Jersey club that has won four straight at home. Bookmakers list the Devils as -160 money-line favorites in the consensus odds for the contest.
The Oilers have won every one of their first seven games away from home in the 2026-27 season. Their current three-game winning streak includes a 4-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday and a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers on Sunday. During that run, Edmonton allowed just one goal total. Goalkeeper Matt Tomkins recorded 27 saves in the most recent game, but Tristan Jarry is expected to start Tuesday after posting back-to-back shutouts.
Connor McDavid continues to set the pace for the league. The 29-year-old leads the NHL with 39 points and 30 assists. He has recorded an assist in each of his first 15 games this season, an NHL record. McDavid has 21 points in road games, including two five-point efforts and one four-point performance. He faces goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, against whom McDavid has scored 51 points in 32 career games, the most against any single opponent.
Hellebuyck, a three-time Vezina Trophy winner, joined the Devils on Oct. 23 via trade from the Winnipeg Jets. He has a 1.50 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage in his first two starts for New Jersey. The Devils have lost only one of their last six games. Jack Hughes, who is tied for eighth in the league with 54 shots on goal, has recorded at least six shots in two of his last three games.
Other NHL games on Tuesday include the Utah Mammoth visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7 p.m. ET and the Vancouver Canucks hosting the Anaheim Ducks at 9 p.m. ET. The Maple Leafs are fourth in the league with 60 goals, while Utah is tied for sixth with 54. The Ducks and Canucks combined for 11 goals in their last meeting, but the model projects a lower scoring affair for Tuesday.
In college basketball, Drexel travels to Virginia for a 7:30 p.m. ET game in Charlottesville. Drexel was 13th in the nation in opponents' three-point percentage last season. The Cavaliers averaged 80.4 points in the previous campaign, their highest mark since the 2000-01 season. The projection model favors Drexel to cover the 31.5-point spread based on 67% of its simulations.
Viewers can watch the Oilers and Devils game on Hulu or Disney+ and stream it through Fubo. The Mammoth and Maple Leafs matchup airs on ESPN+, while the Ducks and Canucks play is also available on ESPN+. The Drexel and Virginia game will air on the ACC Network.
