Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Kings vs. Bruins NHL Odds
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(15-12-5) Los Angeles Kings vs. Boston Bruins (23-4-1)
Date: Thursday December 15th
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: TD Garden, Boston
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Kings +160 Bruins -222 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Kings +1.5 -150 Bruins -1.5 +110
NHL Betting Total: O/U 6.0
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The Kings fly across country to attempt to be just the second team to beat Boston in TD Garden this season. Shockingly, The Bruins are boasting a 15-0-1 record at home, as they’ve only lost to Vegas, by a 4-3 score via shootout.
Luckily for Kings fans, while these teams have been matched up, the road team has won the last 4 outings.
Los Angeles Kings
In the last game of a very long road trip, The Kings will be looking to make it an even 3-3 tenure, as of right now they’ve lost 2 out of 5 games.
On the offensive side of things, The Kings are ranked 14th for goals, and 9th for shots per tilt. They’ve managed these decent rankings by averaging 3.4 goals on 32.4 shots per game.
Furthermore, Los Angeles’ posting a mid-tier 23.4% PP%, which results in a 13th ranking.
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Defensively speaking, The Kings are allowing a worrisome 3.7 goals against(28th), on a very low 29.6 shots per outing(9th).
Lamentably, they’re ranked 28th while tasked with stopping the extra man, by carrying a 70.4 PK%.
Boston Bruins
After looking unbeatable for a large portion of the start of the season, The Bruins have now lost 2 out of their last 5 games. Additionally, they lost to the underwhelming Coyotes, and barely beat the better equipped Islanders on Tuesday.
Offensively speaking, The Bruins are extravagantly ranked 2nd for both goals and shots per game. These elite rankings brought to fruition by averaging a monstrous 3.9 goals, on 35.0 shots per night.
Moreover, Boston’s splendidly scoring on 28.6% of their powerplays, which earns them another top 5 ranking(3rd).
On the defensive side of things, Boston’s allowing a minuscule 2.1 goals against(1st), on 33.5 shots against(5th) per tilt.
Additionally, The Bruins are ranked very first in the NHL on penalty killing efficacy, as they’re boasting a 85.8 PK%.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Los Angeles is 2-7 SU in their last 9 Thursday games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles’s last 5 games against Atlantic division.
- Boston is 40-11 SU in their last 51 games against teams with a losing record.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games against teams with a losing record.
- Road team is 4-0 SU in these teams last 4 matchups.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of the last 5 games these teams have played.
Free Los Angeles Kings vs. Boston Bruins NHL Prediction
The big question in this matchup, if you’re hoping to bet on the underdog, is can they snap out of their offensive stranglehold? For substance, The Kings have been shut out twice in their last five games, and were outscored 11-0 in those two matchups.
On the flip, The Bruins are looking more vulnerable than ever before, so far in this short season. However, they’ve still only lost once at home, and may be the better bet depending.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Kings Moneyline (+160)
After careful consideration, we’re taking the big road dog to knock off Boston at home for the second time in a few week span.
Reasons being, Los Angeles has been winning/losing on runs all year, and have now lost multiple games in a row. To add to this, we believe Boston will overlook them and potentially lose an overtime/shootout type of tilt.
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