The Boston Bruins (56-11-5) visit the Carolina Hurricanes (47-16-8) Sunday. Puck drop from PNC Arena is set for 5 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Bruins vs. Hurricanes odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Bruins won 2-1 at home vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday as -170 favorites. C Patrice Bergeron and RW Garnet Hathaway scored the goals for Boston, who have now won 6 games in a row.
The Hurricanes won as -150 home favorites Saturday with a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Carolina posted a 3-goal 3rd period to come out on top after being tied 2-2 after 2 periods. The Hurricanes are 3-2 in their last 5.
This is the final regular-season meeting between these teams. Boston won 3-2 in OT in the 1st game and Carolina won 4-1 in the 2nd.
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Bruins at Hurricanes odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:41 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Bruins -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Hurricanes -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Bruins -1.5 (-270) | Hurricanes +1.5 (+220)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -130 | U: +108)
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Bruins at Hurricanes projected goalies
Jeremy Swayman (19-6-4, 2.19 GAA, .921 SV%) vs. Frederik Andersen (19-8-0, 2.44 GAA, .903 SV%)
Swayman is 1-1 in his 2 career starts vs. Carolina, allowing 2 goals on 29 shots, posting an SV% of .931. He allowed 1 goal in Saturday’s game vs. Tampa Bay on 28 shots.
Andersen is 16-3-0 in his 19 career stars vs. Boston, allowing 39 goals on 626 shots for a .938 SV%. He last started in a 2-1 loss vs. the Rangers on March 23. He allowed 2 goals on 16 shots and posted an SV% of .875.
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Bruins at Hurricanes picks and predictions
Prediction
Hurricanes 4, Bruins 3
Moneyline
LEAN HURRICANES -110.
This is a risky bet and the line for this game is so even because of how even a matchup this is. The Hurricanes have the lean here because the home team is 9-0 in the last 9 meetings and Boston is 0-6 in the last 6 meetings in Carolina. The Hurricanes are also 49-19 in their last 68 home games.
Puck line/Against the spread
AVOID.
There simply is no value on either play. Bet the moneyline or O/U instead.
Over/Under
BET OVER 5.5 (-130).
The Bruins are a very solid ATS team, with an ATS record of 43-28, to Carolina’s 30-40 ATS record.
For Boston the Over if 5-1 in their last 6 road games, and for Carolina the Over is 3-1-1 in their last 5 games vs. the Atlantic division. The Over is also 7-3-1 in the last 11 meetings.
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