The Boston Bruins (29-10-12) travel to Manitoba to take on the Winnipeg Jets (25-22-4) Friday at 8 p.m. ET at Bell MTS Place. We analyze the Bruins-Jets odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips around this matchup.
Bruins at Jets: Projected starting goalies
Tuukka Rask vs. Laurent Brossoit
Rask is expected to return to the Boston net after missing the last couple pre-all-star break games due to concussion symptoms The veteran netminder was on fire prior to injury. He had logged a .936 save percentage across his last five games. For the season, Rask has registered a 2.27 goals against average and a .925 SV%.
Brossoit has logged a 3.71 GAA and .883 SV% through 15 games. He has scuffled since mid-December, posting a .867 SV% in limited duty (six games since Dec. 11).
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Bruins at Jets: Odds, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Boston 4, Winnipeg 1
Moneyline (ML)
Boston is 5-7 (minus-4.4 units on the moneyline) in January. Winnipeg is 3-8 (minus-4.2). So, something’s got to give from a betting standpoint. The Bruins are the more talented team here, and there aren’t too many underlying analytics running contrary to the win-loss records. There is some hidden value in road teams in this spot, as road teams have been solid value in first games back from the mid-season all-star break.
So, with Boston as the lean, this will come down to pricing. And the puck line has the better risk/reward value here. PASS on Boston (-167).
Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The Bruins have won 11 games since Dec. 1. Seven of those have been of the multi-goal variety. At home, the Jets are 9-15 against the puck line. Nine of Winnipeg’s last 13 losses have been by three or more goals.
BOSTON (-1.5, +155) is the play.
Over/Under (O/U)
Recent Over/Under results for both teams have swung different ways with no discernible trends. The lean here with a decent price is UNDER 5.5 (+120).
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