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Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins 12/2/21 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

Boston Bruins (11-8) vs. Nashville Predators (12-9-1)
December 2, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Nashville Predators +100 / Boston Bruins -120; Over/Under: -1.5
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The Boston Bruins and Nashville Predators meet Thursday in NHL action at the Bridgestone Arena. The Boston Bruins look for a win after winning five of their last eight games. The Nashville Predators look for a win after splitting their last eight games.

The Boston Bruins are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 25.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Brad Marchand leads Boston with 9 goals, David Pastrnak has 11 assists and Patrice Bergeron has 63 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 83.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 24 goals on 271 shots faced, and Jeremy Swayman has allowed 24 goals on 262 shots.

The Nashville Predators are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Matt Duchene leads Nashville with 13 goals, Mikael Granlund has 20 assists and Roman Josi has 65 shots on goal. Defensively, the Nashville Predators are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 77.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Juuse Saros has allowed 41 goals on 524 shots faced, and Connor Ingram has allowed 6 goals on 64 shots.

The Bruins are 10-4 in their last 14 games as a favorite and 4-0 in their last 4 games as a road favorite. The Predators are 5-2 in their last 7 games as a home underdog and 20-8 in their last 28 home games. The over is 4-0 in Bruins last 4 road games. The over is 4-0 in Predators last 4 overall. The Bruins are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Nashville.

The Boston Bruins and a cheap price is always intriguing, especially when they’re playing winning hockey the way they have over the last week or so. However, the Nashville Predators have been a tough out at home, and it’s the home team that’s won 19 of the last 26 meetings between these clubs. We’re getting even money with the Preds on their home ice. Hard to pass this up.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Nashville Predators +100

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Randy has covered sports betting since 2014 and writes about everything from NFL to WNBA. Follow Randy Chambers on Twitter.

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