Winnipeg Jets at Boston Bruins odds, picks and predictions
The Winnipeg Jets (30-10-4) make the 2nd stop on a 3-game road trip on Monday against the Boston Bruins (28-8-9). Puck drop at TD Garden is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Jets vs. Bruins odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Jets scored a 2-1 OT win Saturday over the Senators in Ottawa to kick off the road trip. Winnipeg is 14-1-2 across the past 17 games since Dec. 13, while cashing the Under at an impressive 4-0-1 clip in the past 5 games. The total has gone low at an 8-1-3 pace in the past 12 outings, too.
The Bruins buried the Montreal Canadiens 9-4 on Saturday, and Boston has picked up 4 straight wins. The B’s also have points in 8 straight outings, and 12 of the past 13 outings, going 9-1-3 during the impressive span. The Over has cashed in 7 of the previous 9 contests.
These teams met Dec. 22 in Winnipeg in the 1st of the 2 season meetings, with the Jets routing the Bruins 5-1 as the Over (5.5) just came through.
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Jets at Bruins odds
BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last update at 8:38 a.m. ET.
Jets at Bruins projected goalies
Connor Hellebuyck (23-7-3, 2.15 GAA, .927 SV%, 2 SO) vs. Jeremy Swayman (14-3-7, 2.37 GAA, .923 SV%, 3 SO)
Hellebuyck kicked aside 34 of the 35 shots he faced in a 2-1 OT win against the Senators in Canada’s capital city. He has been red-hot in January, going 6-1-0 with a 1.43 GAA and .954 SV% with 1 shutout. He made 24 saves on 25 shots in a 5-1 win against the B’s at Canada Life Centre in the 1st meeting.
Swayman has won 3 straight meetings, including 30 saves on 32 shots in a 5-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. He has allowed just 5 goals on 86 shots in the 3-game win streak. He is 3-1-3 with a 2.79 GAA and .907 SV% and 1 shutout in 6 starts and 7 appearances in January.
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Jets at Bruins picks and predictions
Prediction
Jets 3, Bruins 2
The JETS (+110) are worth playing as short ‘dogs on the road.
Winnipeg handled the Bruins (-135) in the 1st meeting, and the Jets have been on a serious roll. The Jets have won 5 straight games on the road, and Winnipeg has lost just once in regulation since Dec. 16.
While Winnipeg hasn’t won in Boston since Jan. 29, 2019, the Jets are worth a play in the 2nd game of this road trip. Keep riding the wave with the Jets until they start to cool off significantly.
The Jets +1.5 (-225) will cost you more than 2 times your potential return, and that’s just too much risk for not enough reward.
AVOID, and look to the moneyline instead.
The UNDER 5.5 (-105) is a solid play, thanks mostly to the tremendous play of Hellebuyck lately.
The Under has hit at a 4-0-1 pace in the past 5 games for the Jets, and the Under is 5-1-3 in the past 9 starts by Hellebuyck.
For the Bruins, the Over is 7-2 in the past 9 games overall, although the Over and Under has split in the past 4 starts by Swayman.
The total has also gone low at a 4-1-1 clip in the past 6 meetings in this series, including the past 2 skates in Boston.
