The Toronto Maple Leafs (41-19-5) hit the road to face the Boston Bruins (41-19-5) at TD Garden Tuesday. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we look at the Maple Leafs vs. Bruins odds and lines, and make our expert NHL picks, predictions and bets.
The Maple Leafs worked over a good Florida Panthers team by a 5-2 score Sunday. That was a bounce back from an embarrassing 4-2 defeat at the Eastern Conference last-place Montreal Canadiens Saturday.
The Bruins have registered four consecutive wins to pull into a third-place tie with the rival Maple Leafs in the Atlantic Division. Boston has also won seven of the previous eight games, including a 6-3 win Saturday against the New York Islanders last time out.
Maple Leafs at Bruins odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Maple Leafs +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Bruins -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Maple Leafs +1.5 (-240) | Bruins -1.5 (+175)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: +100 | U: -125)
Maple Leafs at Bruins projected goalies
Erik Kallgren (2-2-1, 2.49 GAA, .917 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Jeremy Swayman (19-8-3, 2.09 GAA, .925 SV%, 3 SO)
The rookie Kallgren is expected to get the starting nod. He allowed 3 goals on 17 shots in Saturday’s loss in Montreal for a second consecutive road loss since a 2-0-1 start to his career.
Swayman has actually been better on the road than at home, although he is still a solid 8-5-1 with a 2.52 GAA and .906 SV% at home. This will be his first career start against the rival Maple Leafs.
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Maple Leafs at Bruins odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 2
Money line
The BRUINS (-135) are actually a pretty strong value on home ice, as the Maple Leafs have dropped three in a row on the road. Toronto is also 0-4 in its last four as a road underdog, and traditionally it doesn’t play very well in Boston. The Bruins have won nine of the previous 12 meetings in New England.
Against the spread
The BRUINS -1.5 (+175) are worth a shot on the puck line.
Boston has been red-hot lately. While just two of its seven wins in the past eight games have been by more than 1 goal, each of Boston’s six wins in the previous 10 meetings in this series since April 13, 2019, ha2 been by 2 or more goals.
UNDER 6.5 (-125) is only worth playing lightly.
The Toronto goaltending situation is a little on the shaky side, and the offense is always capable of scoring plenty of goals. However, if there is a lean it’s to the Under based on Swayman’s play of late.
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