Bruins vs. Jets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 19

The Boston Bruins (37-23-8) host the Winnipeg Jets (28-28-11) on Thursday, March 19, with both coming off a loss. The Jets are underdogs on the road, at +120, and the Bruins are -142.

Boston's most recent game was a 3-2 overtime road loss to the Montreal Canadiens on March 17. Pavel Zacha led the Bruins with two points (two goals).

Winnipeg lost at home 4-3 to the Nashville Predators on March 17 in its most recent game, falling 1-0 in a shootout. Kyle Connor had three points (three assists) in that matchup for the Jets.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our pick for which squad will take home the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Bruins vs. Jets Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Boston Bruins and Winnipeg Jets, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Jets 4 - Bruins 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.09 goals)
  

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Bruins vs. Jets Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Bruins-Jets game.

• Favorite: Bruins (-142)
• Underdog: Jets (+120)

Bruins Betting Insights

• The Bruins have been victorious in 16 of their 23 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (69.6%).
• Boston is 5-2 (winning 71.4% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter.
• The Bruins' implied moneyline win probability is 58.7% in this game.
• In 39 of 68 matches this season, Boston and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.

Jets Betting Insights

• This season the Jets have been an underdog 26 times, and won eight, or 30.8%, of those games.
• Winnipeg has a record of 3-10 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +120 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Jets, based on the moneyline, is 45.5%.
• Winnipeg has played 38 games this season that finished with over 5.5 goals.

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston's 221 total goals (3.2 per game) rank 11th in the league.
• The Bruins rank 21st in goals against, conceding 211 total goals (3.1 per game) in league action.
• It has the league's 14th-ranked goal differential at +10.
• The 49 power-play goals the Bruins have scored this season (fifth-most in the NHL) have come on 206 power-play chances.
• Boston ranks eighth in the league with a 23.79% power-play conversion rate.
• The two shorthanded goals the Bruins have scored this season rank 29th among NHL squads.
• Boston kills 77.82% of opponent power plays, the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Boston wins the fifth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.4%.
• The Bruins shoot 12% as a team (fifth in the league).

Jets Key Stats

• Winnipeg's 190 goals on the season (2.8 per game) rank 24th in the league.
• The Jets have given up 203 total goals this season (3.0 per game), 14th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -13, the team is 19th in the league.
• The Jets have 33 power-play goals (on 185 chances), 25th in the NHL.
• Winnipeg scores on 17.84% of its power plays, No. 23 in the NHL.
• This season, the Jets have five shorthanded goals (13th in league).
• The 78.61% penalty-kill percentage of Winnipeg is 19th in the NHL.
• Winnipeg wins 50.9% of faceoffs, 12th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.8% shooting percentage of the Jets is 19th in the league.