Boston Bruins (40-8-5) vs. Nashville Predators (25-20-6)
February 16, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Nashville Predators +160 / Boston Bruins -185; Over/Under: +5.5
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The Boston Bruins and the Nashville Predators meet in NHL action from the Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Boston is listed as a -185 road favorite while the Predators are +160 home underdogs with the total for this game set at 5.5 goals.
Injuries
For Boston, Jake DeBrusk is out until late February with a lower body injury and Vinni Letteri is out indefinitely with a lower body injury. For Nashville, Filip Forsberg is questionable for this game with an upper body injury while Alex Carrier is out until early March with an upper body injury as well.
Matchup History
Boston’s 4-3 OT win back on January 15th, 2022, made it three straight wins for the Bruins in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Boston is 41-10 in their last 51 games against a team with a losing record and 40-13 in their last 53 games overall while the under is 5-0-2 in their last 7 games following a win. Nashville is 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 2-9 in their last 11 games against the Atlantic division while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 Thursday games.
Pick
I’m sticking with the under here. I just want no part of the Predators right now and while Boston has had some inconsistencies, they’re still playing solid defense. The Problem for the Bruins is that they’ve only scored four goals in two games since the break and I think this could end up being the first to 3 wins this game. Give me the under here.
