Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Pick and Preview, October 28 (10/28): NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Pick and Preview, October 28 (10/28): NHL

 

Odds

Time 7:00 p.m. EST
Blue Jackets money line +210
Blue Jackets spread +1.5 (-120)
Bruins  money line -250
Bruins spread -1.5 (+100)
Over / under 6

 

2021-2022 season stats

  Columbus Blue Jackets Boston Bruins
Record 3-1-2 6-1
Road / home record 1-0-1 5-0
Streak L1 W3
Goals per game 3.67 4.14
Goals allowed per game 3.00 2.86
Shots per game 31.5 35.7
Shots allowed per game 34.5 34.2
PP % 23.6% 26.10%
PK % 25.22% 20.80%
Over / under record 4-2 5-2
 

Preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets hit the road and will visit the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. These teams met 4 times last season and they tied 2-2. The Bruins will look to remain unbeaten at home as they have won 5 straight games in Boston.

 

Columbus Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets had a 37-38-7 record and 16-23-2 on the road last season ranking 6th in the Metropolitan division. The Blue Jackets are 9-16-0 against opponents from the Metropolitan. Columbus were seventh in the Eastern Conference recording 8.5 points per game, averaging 3.2 goals and 5.4 assists.

Jakub Voracek led the Blue Jackets with 54 total assists and has 59 points. Jack Roslovic had nine goals and two assists over the last 10 games for Columbus.

In their last 10 games the Blue Jackets were 4-6, averaging 3 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while allowing 2.7 goals per game with a .919 save percentage.

Boston Bruins

The Bruins have won 6 of their first 7 games and are 5-0 at home so far this season. Last game at home, they beat the Stars 3-1 where Taylor Hall scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, David Pastrnak added a power-play goal and an assist and Linus Ullmark stopped 30 shots.

David Pastrnak leads the Bruins with 5 goals, 7 assists and 12 points over the last 7 games for Boston.

In their last 10 games the Bruins are 7-3, averaging 3.7 goals, 5.2 assists, 4.9 penalties and 12.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3 goals per game with a .914 save percentage.

 

BETTING TRENDS

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games.

Columbus are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against Boston.

Columbus are 2-13 SU in their last 15 games when playing on the road against Boston.

Columbus are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

The total has gone OVER in 11 of Boston's last 15 games.

Boston are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.

Boston are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games at home.

 

Prediction

The Blue Jackets have been pretty good so far this season scoring an average of 4 goals per game and have lost only 1 game so far. The Blue Jackets are playing good offense as well but they have won only 3 games so far and have lost 6 of the last 8 games vs Bruins. The Bruins will be too much for the Blue Jackets on this game and they'll win by 2 or more goals easy. 

PICK: Bruins -1.5 (+100) 

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