The Boston Bruins (4-5-1) hit them Carolina Hurricanes (6-2-0) on Thursday at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let's analyze the 24/7 NHL odds from BetMGM Sportsbook Bruins vs. Hurricanes Opportunities and meet our NHL expert picks and predictions.

Season Series: First Meeting; The Hurricanes went 2-1 in 2023-24

The Bruins lost 2-0 to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday as moderate favorites (-149) while conceding to the under (6.5). The B's are just 1-3-1 in their last five games, with their only success being a 4-3 OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.

The North Carolina State Fair is over and that means the Hurricanes are back in town after a 6-game road trip. Carolina collected 10 of 12 possible points on the impressive road trip, while F Sebastian Aho scored two game-winning goals.

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Bruins at Hurricanes odds

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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)
• Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: +100 | U: -120)

The Bruins at the Hurricanes were the projected goaltenders

Jeremy Swayman (3-3-1, 2.97 GAA, .900 SV%) vs. Pyotr Kochetkov (3-1-0, 2.77 GAA, 0.894 SV%)

Swayman is expected to get the starting nod. In the last game against Toronto, he earned a victory by stopping 20 of 23 shots. Swayman faced the Canes in back-to-back starts at the end of last season from April 4-9, splitting the starts while allowing 5 goals on 55 shots.

Kochetkov allowed three goals on 27 shots in Monday's 4-3 OTW in Vancouver and won two straight starts with five goals allowed on 59 shots. He allowed just one goal on 23 shots in the regular season in a 4-1 road win on April 9 at Boston in his only regular-season start against the Bruins last season.

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Bruins at Hurricanes picks and predictions

forecast

Bruins 3, Hurricanes 2

Money line

The BRUINS (+140) are worth playing away as moderate underdogs.

The Hurricanes (-165) are back home after a great performance on the road in the West, but Carolina finds a strong team waiting for them, albeit one that has struggled of late.

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

Puck Line/Against the Spread

If you're more conservative, play Bruins +1.5 (-175). However, it's a bit too expensive for my taste. If you like Boston, just play it straight away for much, much better value.

HAPPEN.

Over/Under

UNDER 6 (-120) is the skinny, but go with a Half-unit game maximum.

The Under has won money in the last 3 matches, while suffering defeat in 6 of the last 7 battles in this series.

Boston has had small wins in 3 of the last 5 games, including the previous two away games.

Carolina has a 3-1 record in their last four games while they have a 5-2-1 record in eight games this season.

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