Hurricanes vs Bruins 8/18/20 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins
NHL: 4:00 PM EST
Aug. 19, 2020
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : BOS -139 Total 5.5
The Bruins are heading into the game here after picking up another win over the Hurricanes and looking like the Bruins team of the regular season. The Bruins are now only 1 win away from knocking the Hurricanes out of the playoffs. With the way the Bruins have dominated in the past couple of games that is something that is a distinct possibility.
In the victory the Bruins dominated on the offensive side of the puck with 33 shots in the game. The Bruins also played fairly physical in the game as well with 36 hits in the game. Boston did end up winning a total of 29 faceoffs in the game. What else Boston managed to do was stay out of the penalty box quite a bit with 2 minutes only spend in the box.
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Carolina is one team that came into the playoffs playing red hot in the game. The Hurricanes were one team that looked really good and should have been able to do better than the Bruins here. Now, the Carolina team has one issue and that is the fact that the Hurricanes have to figure out how to increase their offensive pressure as the amount of pressure on the goalie is increasing quite a bit.
Heading into the game here the Hurricanes only managed to get 19 shots in the last game. In addition to that the Hurricanes only ended up getting 37 hits in the game. What the Hurricanes did end up getting was 32 draws in the game won. Carolina does need to be more disciplined with a total of 6 penalty minutes in the last game.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games.
Carolina are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 12 games.
Boston are 13-7 SU in their last 20 games.
Free Betting Pick: Boston Bruins -139
With the game here the Hurricanes are at the point that they have to win. The downside is the offense for Carolina has fallen flat and is not looking good at all. The Bruins found their offense and the pressure the Bruins are putting on the Hurricanes defense is second to none and will definitely help the Bruins out in this game here. Final Score, Boston Bruins win 4-1.