The Seattle Kraken (24-12-4) play the 6th game of a 7-game road trip Thursday against the Boston Bruins (32-4-4) at TD Garden. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Kraken vs. Bruins odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Seattle is 5-for-5 so far on road trip after beating the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Tuesday night. The Kraken has scored 4 or more goals in each of the last 6 games, all wins, good for an average of 5.0 goals per game (GPG). On the flip side, it has allowed just 11 goals during the 6-game span since Jan. 1.
The Bruins wrapped up a 3-game West Coast swing with a 7-1 win in Anaheim on Sunday, and it averaged 5.3 GPG during the trip while yielding 1.7 GPG. Boston is 5-0-1 in the last 6 vs. Western Conference teams since a stunning 4-3 loss at Arizona on Dec. 9.
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Kraken at Bruins odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 10:49 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kraken +195 (bet $100 to win $195) | Bruins -230 (bet $230 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Kraken +1.5 (-125) | Bruins -1.5 (+105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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Kraken at Bruins projected goalies
Martin Jones (19-5-3, 2.78 GAA, .894 SV%, 2 SO) vs. Linus Ullmark (22-1-1, 1.87 GAA, .938 SV%, 2 SO)
Jones has been on fire since the ball dropped to ring in the new year, going 5-0-0 with a 1.60 GAA and .934 SV%, including a 21-save shutout in Montreal last time out on Monday. He has won 4 straight vs. Eastern Conference teams, too, while garnering at least 1 point in 6 straight vs. East since Dec. 6.
The All-Star Ullmark has been lights out, and showing no signs of slowing down. He allowed just 2 goals on 30 shots in a 4-2 win in San Jose on Saturday in his most recent showing, and Ullmark has won 5 straight in regulation. On home ice he is even better than his overall numbers, going 12-0-1 with a 1.78 GAA and .940 SV% in 14 starts.
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Kraken at Bruins picks and predictions
Prediction
Bruins 4, Kraken 2
Moneyline
The Bruins (-230) will cost you more than 2 times your potential return, and that’s a risky play given how well the Kraken (+195) has looked lately. The B’s should be able to pull it out, but there is no value playing the money line, even if you included the home side in a multi-team parlay.
PASS.
The BRUINS -1.5 (+105) are a solid play, and if anybody is going to cool off the Kraken +1.5 (-125) on the road, it’s Boston.
The Kraken could run out of steam here, as it plays the 3rd game in 4 days, and the 4th game in 6 days. Seattle is 2-6 in the last 8 in the 3rd game of a 3-in-4 situation, and 1-8 in the last 9 in the 4th game of a 4-in-6.
Boston is 41-12 in the last 53 games at home, while going 19-7 in the last 26 against winning teams, and 36-15 in the last 51 against the Pacific Division, too.
Over/Under
UNDER 6.5 (-120) is the lean, but go with a half-unit at best.
Jones and Ullmark have been 2 of the hottest tendies in the NHL lately, but these offenses have been pretty stout lately, too.
The Over is 3-1-1 in the last 5 games overall for the B’s, while the Over is 6-2-1 in the last 9 for the Kraken following a win, and 3-0-1 in the last 4 in the 4th game of a 4-in-6 situation. Still, The Under is 11-4-3 in the last 18 for Seattle against the East, and we should see a total just a shade Under the line.
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