Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes odds, picks and predictions

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The Boston Bruins (4-5-1) meet the Carolina Hurricanes (6-2-0) at Lenovo Center in Raleigh Thursday. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Bruins vs. Hurricanes odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; Hurricanes won 2-1 in 2023-24

The Bruins lost 2-0 against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday as a moderate favorite (-149) as the Under (6.5) cashed. The B’s are just 1-3-1 across the past 5 games, with the lone success coming in a 4-3 OT victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.

The North Carolina State Fair is over, and that means the Hurricanes are back in town after a 6-game road trip. Carolina picked up 10 points out of a possible 12 points on the impressive road trip, while F Sebastian Aho had a pair of game-winning goals on the journey.

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Bruins at Hurricanes odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NHL odds. Lines last updated at 6:34 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Bruins +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Hurricanes -165 (bet $165 to win $100)
Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Bruins +1.5 (-175) | Hurricanes -1.5 (+145)
Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: +100 | U: -120)

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Bruins at Hurricanes projected goalies

Jeremy Swayman (3-3-1, 2.97 GAA, .900 SV%) vs. Pyotr Kochetkov (3-1-0, 2.77 GAA, .894 SV%)

Swayman is expected to get the starting nod. He picked up a win last time out against Toronto, stopping 20 of 23 shots. Swayman faced the Canes in back-to-back starts April 4-9 at the end of last season, splitting the starts while allowing 5 goals on 55 shots.

Kochetkov allowed 3 goals on 27 shots in Monday’s 4-3 OTW at Vancouver, and he has won back-to-back starts with 5 goals allowed on 59 shots. He allowed just a single goal on 23 shots in a 4-1 road win April 9 in Boston in his only start against the Bruins last season in the regular season.

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Bruins at Hurricanes picks and predictions

Prediction

Bruins 3, Hurricanes 2

Moneyline

The BRUINS (+140) are worth playing as moderate underdogs on the road.

The Hurricanes (-165) are back home after a tremendous showing on the road out west, but Carolina finds a tough team waiting for it, albeit one which has been struggling lately.

Carolina has lost the past 2 home games against the Bruins, while these teams have split the past 10 meetings right down the middle.

Puck line/Against the spread

If you’re more on the conservative side, play Bruins +1.5 (-175). However, that’s a little too expensive for my liking. If you like Boston, just play it straight up for a much, much better value.

PASS.

Over/Under

UNDER 6 (-120) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.

The Under has cashed in the past 3 meetings, while going low in 6 of the past 7 battles in this series.

Boston has cashed low in 3 of the past 5 games, including the previous 2 road outings.

For Carolina, the Under is 3-1 in the past 4 games, while going 5-2-1 in 8 contests this season.

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