The Boston Bruins (4-5-1) meet the Carolina Hurricanes (6-2-0) Thursday at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM ET (ESPN+). Let’s round up the NHL odds from BetMGM Sportsbook Bruins vs. Hurricanes chances and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season Series: First Meeting; Hurricanes went 2-1 in 2023-2024

The Bruins lost 2-0 to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday as a moderate favorite (-149), while the Under (6.5) cashed in. The B’s are just 1-3-1 in their past five games, with their only success coming in a 4-3 OT win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.

The North Carolina State Fair is over and that means the Hurricanes are back in town after a six-game road trip. Carolina took 10 points out of a total of 12 during the impressive road trip, while F Sebastian Aho had a few game-winning goals along the way.

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Bruins against Hurricanes

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• Moneyline (ML): Bruins +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Hurricanes -165 (bet $165 to win $100)
• Puck Line (PL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Bruins +1.5 (-175) | Hurricanes -1.5 (+145)
• Top/Bottom (O/U): 6 (O: +100 | U: -120)

Bruins at Hurricanes projected goalies

Jeremy Swayman (3-3-1, 2.97 GAA, 0.900 SV%) vs. Pyotr Kochetkov (3-1-0, 2.77 GAA, 0.894 SV%)

Swayman is expected to get the starting nod. Last time he won against Toronto, stopping 20 of 23 shots. Swayman faced the Canes in back-to-back starts late last season from April 4-9, splitting starts and allowing five goals on 55 shots.

Kochetkov allowed 3 goals on 27 shots in Monday’s 4-3 OTW in Vancouver, and he has won back-to-back starts with 5 goals allowed on 59 shots. He allowed just one goal on 23 shots in a 4-1 win April 9 at Boston in his lone start against the Bruins last season in the regular season.

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Bruins at Hurricanes picks and predictions

Prediction

Bruins 3, Hurricanes 2

Moneyline

The BRUINS (+140) are worth playing as moderate underdogs on the road.

The Hurricanes (-165) are back home after a great showing on the road west, but Carolina will find a strong team waiting for them there, even if it has struggled lately.

Carolina has lost its past two home games against the Bruins, while these teams have split the past 10 meetings down the middle.

Puck line/against the spread

If you’re more on the conservative side, play Bruins +1.5 (-175). However, that’s a bit too expensive for my taste. If you like Boston, just play it right away for a much, much better price.

PASSAGE.

Top/Bottom

UNDER 6 (-120) is skinny, but go with a playing with half units at most.

The Under has cashed in the past 3 meetings while going low in 6 of the past 7 fights in this series.

Boston has been short-handed in three of its past five games, including the previous two road games.

For Carolina, the Under is 3-1 in their past four games while going 5-2-1 in eight games this season.

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