Bruins vs. Islanders Prediction: Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 15, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 14, 2023

The Boston Bruins and New York Islanders are coming off a loss and a win, respectively, heading into their matchup at UBS Arena on Friday at 7:30 PM ET. The Islanders are underdogs despite being at home, at +106, and the Bruins are -127.

The betting trends in the article below are based off odds valid as of December 14, 2023 at 3:14 PM ET. Keep scrolling for a look at all of the latest odds for this game and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Bruins vs. Islanders Betting Odds

  • Moneyline: BOS: (-127) | NYI: (+106)
  • Puck line: BOS: -1.5 (191) | NYI: +1.5 (-238)
  • Total: 5.5 — Over: (-117) | Under: (-105)

Injury Report as of December 14

Bruins: Pavel Zacha: Upper Body (Out), Derek Forbort: Lower Body (Out), Charlie McAvoy: Upper Body (Questionable), Milan Lucic: Lower Body/Personal (Out)

Islanders: Matt Martin: Upper Body (Out), Adam Pelech: Upper Body (Out), Scott Mayfield: Upper Body (Questionable), Ryan Pulock: Lower Body (Out)

Bruins vs. Islanders Predictions & Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Islanders
Total Pick Over (5.5)
Spread Pick Islanders (+1.5)

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Bruins vs. Islanders Team Stats

Bruins Avg. (Rank) Islanders Avg. (Rank)
3.22 (14th) Goals Scored 3.07 (18th)
2.48 (3rd) Goals Allowed 3.14 (15th)
31.4 (12th) Shots 30.0 (23rd)
32.0 (24th) Shots Allowed 35.6 (31st)

Bruins Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
David Pastrnak 27 16 23 39 136 4 +9
Brad Marchand 27 12 13 25 93 4 +1
Charlie Coyle 27 10 10 20 49 2 +5
Pavel Zacha 26 8 11 19 47 2 +4
Charlie McAvoy 21 3 15 18 42 1 -4

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Islanders Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Mathew Barzal 27 10 20 30 88 3 +1
Noah Dobson 28 5 24 29 69 1 +14
Bo Horvat 27 10 16 26 82 3 +4
Brock Nelson 28 12 11 23 92 3 -1
Kyle Palmieri 28 9 9 18 61 4 -2

Betting Trends

  • The Bruins have won 14 of their 22 games when favored on the moneyline this season (63.6%).
  • The Bruins have an implied moneyline win probability of 55.9% in this matchup.
  • The Islanders have been made an underdog 15 times this season, and won six, or 40.0%, of those games.
  • Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Islanders have a 48.5% chance to win.
  • Boston and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in 12 of 27 games this season.
  • New York has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 17 of 28 games this season.

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