The Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks — the former coming off a win, the latter a defeat — will face each other on Thursday at 10:30 PM ET, at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. Bruins (-278) at Sharks (+220) appears like a mismatch, according to the moneyline odds.
The betting insights in what follows use the latest odds as of October 19, 2023 at 9:17 PM ET. See below the latest odds for this outing and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!
Bruins vs. Sharks Betting Odds
- Moneyline: BOS: (-278) | SJ: (+220)
- Puck line: BOS: -1.5 (-111) | SJ: +1.5 (-110)
- Total: 6 — Over: (-109) | Under: (-112)
Injury Report as of October 19
Bruins: None
Sharks: Marc-Edouard Vlasic: Lower Body (Questionable), Jacob MacDonald: Undisclosed (Out), Logan Couture: Lower Body (Out), Mikael Granlund: Lower Body (Out), Mitchell Russell: Undisclosed (Out), Nikita Okhotyuk: Abdominal (Out)
Bruins vs. Sharks Predictions & Computer Picks
| Moneyline Pick | Bruins |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Under (6) |
| Spread Pick | Sharks (+1.5) |
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Bruins vs. Sharks Team Stats (2022-23)
| Bruins Avg. (Rank) | Sharks Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.67 (2nd) | Goals Scored | 2.84 (25th) |
| 2.13 (1st) | Goals Allowed | 3.84 (30th) |
| 32.9 (9th) | Shots | 29.4 (24th) |
| 29.8 (8th) | Shots Allowed | 32.2 (23rd) |
Bruins Key Players (Stats from 2022-23)
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Pastrnak | 82 | 61 | 52 | 113 | 407 | 18 | +34 |
| Brad Marchand | 73 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 183 | 9 | +27 |
| Patrice Bergeron | 78 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 248 | 9 | +35 |
| Pavel Zacha | 82 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 131 | 3 | +26 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 80 | 10 | 43 | 53 | 158 | 1 | +48 |
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Sharks Key Players (Stats from 2022-23)
| Name | GP | GOALS | ASST | PTS | SHOTS | PP GOALS | PLUS/MINUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Couture | 82 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 199 | 5 | -30 |
| Tomas Hertl | 79 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 183 | 6 | -36 |
| Alexander Barabanov | 68 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 120 | 3 | -30 |
| Mikael Granlund | 80 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 125 | 1 | -16 |
| Mike Hoffman | 67 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 148 | 1 | -10 |
Betting Trends
- The Bruins were a moneyline favorite 78 times last season, and finished 61-17 in those games.
- The Bruins have a 73.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Last season the Sharks won 16 of the 65 games, or 24.6%, in which they were an underdog.
- The implied probability of a win by the Sharks, based on the moneyline, is 31.2%.
- Boston and its opponent went over 6 combined goals in 50 of 89 games last season.
- San Jose combined with its opponent to score over 6 goals in 57 of 82 games last season.
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