Bruins vs. Blue Jackets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Feb. 26

The Boston Bruins (32-20-5) host the Columbus Blue Jackets (29-20-7) on Thursday, Feb. 26, with the Bruins coming off a loss and the Blue Jackets a win. The sportsbooks see this as a close one, with the Bruins -115 to win on the moneyline, and the Blue Jackets at -105.

Boston suffered a 5-4 road defeat at the hands of the Florida Panthers its last time out on Feb. 4, falling in the shootout 2-1. The Bruins got two points each out of Hampus Lindholm (two assists) and Mikey Eyssimont (two goals).

Columbus won at home in its last game on Feb. 4, 4-0 over the Chicago Blackhawks. Charlie Coyle's two points (two assists) in that matchup led the Blue Jackets.

To prepare for this matchup, here's who we project to emerge victorious in Thursday's hockey action.

Bruins vs. Blue Jackets Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Boston Bruins and Columbus Blue Jackets, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Bruins 5 - Blue Jackets 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.94 goals)
  

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Bruins vs. Blue Jackets Moneylines

Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Bruins-Blue Jackets game.

• Favorite: Bruins (-115)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (-105)

Bruins Betting Insights

• The Bruins are 12-6 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• Boston is 11-6 (winning 64.7% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter.
• The Bruins' implied moneyline win probability is 53.5% in this contest.
• In 33 of 57 matches this season, Boston and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Blue Jackets Betting Insights

• This season the Blue Jackets have been an underdog 35 times, and won 13, or 37.1%, of those games.
• Columbus has entered 33 games this season as an underdog by -105 or more and is 12-21 in those contests.
• The moneyline in this contest implies a 51.2% chance of victory for the Blue Jackets.
• Columbus has played 26 games this season with over 6.5 goals.

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston has scored the seventh-most goals in the NHL (193 total, 3.4 per game).
• The Bruins rank 19th in goals against, conceding 179 total goals (3.1 per game) in league action.
• It has the league's 11th-ranked goal differential at +14.
• The 44 power-play goals the Bruins have put up this season (fourth-most in the NHL) have come on 167 power-play chances.
• Boston's 26.35% power-play conversion rate is the third-best in the league.
• The Bruins have scored two shorthanded goals this season.
• Boston has the league's 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.42%).
• Boston wins the seventh-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 51.9%.
• The Bruins shoot 12.5% as a team (fourth in the league).

Blue Jackets Key Stats

• Columbus has 174 goals this season (3.1 per game), 17th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets' total of 176 goals allowed (3.1 per game) is 15th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -2, the team is 17th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have 27 power-play goals (28th in NHL) on 137 chances.
• Columbus scores on 19.71% of its power plays, No. 18 in the NHL.
• This season, the Blue Jackets have three shorthanded goals (20th in league).
• Columbus' has the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.36%).
• Columbus is 10th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51%).
• The Blue Jackets' 10.5% shooting percentage is 22nd in the league.