Bruins vs. Flames NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 8

Both the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames are coming off a loss, heading into their matchup at TD Garden on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. The Flames are underdogs on the road, at +110, and the Bruins are -130.

Boston was handed a 7-4 loss on the road its last time out on Jan. 6 against the Seattle Kraken. The Bruins got two points each out of David Pastrnak (two goals) and Viktor Arvidsson (one goal and one assist).

Calgary played on the road its last time out on Jan. 7, and fell 4-1 against the Montreal Canadiens. Three Flames players had one point each in that matchup, including Joel Farabee (one goal) and Hunter Brzustewicz (one assist).

Here's our prediction for who will capture the win in Thursday's game.

Bruins vs. Flames Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Bruins 3 - Flames 1
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.01 goals)
  

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Bruins vs. Flames Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Bruins-Flames matchup.

• Favorite: Bruins (-130)
• Underdog: Flames (+110)

Bruins Betting Insights

• The Bruins are 4-5 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter, Boston has compiled a 2-2 record (winning 50.0% of its games).
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Bruins have an implied probability of 56.5% to win.
• Boston and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 24 of 43 games this season.

Flames Betting Insights

• This season the Flames have been an underdog 31 times, and won 11, or 35.5%, of those games.
• This season Calgary has won eight of its 23 games, or 34.8%, when it's the underdog by at least +110 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Flames, based on the moneyline, is 47.6%.
• Calgary has played 15 games this season that finished with over 6.5 goals.

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston's 135 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 11th in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Bruins are giving up 142 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 26th in NHL play.
• Its goal differential (-7) ranks 22nd in the league.
• The 33 power-play goals the Bruins have put up this season (on 127 power-play chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
• Boston is fourth in the league with a 25.98% power-play conversion rate.
• The one shorthanded goal the Bruins have scored this season rank 26th among NHL teams.
• Boston kills 79.04% of opponent power plays, the 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Boston wins 52.2% of its faceoffs to rank fifth in the NHL.
• The Bruins have an 11.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks seventh in the league.

Flames Key Stats

• Calgary's 111 goals on the season (2.6 per game) rank 30th in the NHL.
• The Flames concede 3.0 goals per game (128 in total), 14th in the NHL.
• Its -17 goal differential ranks 27th in the league.
• With 19 power-play goals (on 135 chances), the Flames are 27th in the NHL.
• Calgary has the league's 32nd-ranked power-play percentage (14.07%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Flames have six.
• The 81.54% penalty-kill percentage of Calgary is 10th in the league.
• At 49.8%, Calgary has the league's 18th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The Flames' 8.8% shooting percentage is 31st in the league.