Bruins vs. Mammoth NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 16

The Boston Bruins and Utah Mammoth -- the former coming off a defeat, the latter a victory -- will meet on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, at TD Garden in Boston. The Mammoth are slight underdogs, at -108, and the Bruins are -112.

Boston lost 6-2 on the road its last time out on Dec. 14 against the Minnesota Wild. Six Bruins skaters recorded one point each, including Fraser Minten (one assist) and Sean Kuraly (one assist).

Utah won its last game 5-4 on the road over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 14. Michael Carcone had two points (two goals) in that matchup for the Mammoth.

As hockey play continues, get ready for the matchup by checking out which team we predict will pick up the victory in Tuesday's game.

Bruins vs. Mammoth Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Boston Bruins and Utah Mammoth, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Bruins 4 - Mammoth 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.02 goals)
  

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Bruins vs. Mammoth Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Bruins-Mammoth matchup.

• Favorite: Bruins (-112)
• Underdog: Mammoth (-108)

Bruins Betting Insights

• The Bruins have been victorious in two of their four games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (50.0%).
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -112 or shorter, Boston is 2-2 (winning 50.0% of the time).
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Bruins have a 52.8% chance to win.
• Boston and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 19 of 33 games this season.

Mammoth Betting Insights

• This season the Mammoth have been an underdog 13 times, and won five, or 38.5%, of those games.
• Utah has a record of 5-8, a 38.5% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of -108 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Mammoth have a 51.9% chance to win.
• Utah has played 15 games this season with over 6.5 goals.

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston has scored the fifth-most goals in the league (107 total, 3.2 per game).
• Defensively, the Bruins are giving up 105 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 22nd in league play.
• Its +2 goal differential ranks 12th in the league.
• The 24 power-play goals the Bruins have put up this season (on 94 power-play chances) are the sixth-most in the NHL.
• Boston has the league's fifth-best power-play conversion rate (25.53%).
• The Bruins have capitalized with one shorthanded goal this season (22nd among NHL teams).
• Boston's 80.99% penalty-kill success rate ranks 15th in the league.
• Boston has the ninth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 51.7%.
• The Bruins have a 12% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks fourth in the league.

Mammoth Key Stats

• Utah's 106 goals on the season (3.1 per game) rank sixth in the league.
• The Mammoth allow 3.0 goals per game (101 in total), 18th in the NHL.
• Its +5 goal differential ranks 11th in the league.
• The Mammoth have 15 power-play goals (24th in NHL) on 96 chances.
• Utah has the league's 27th-ranked power-play percentage (15.63%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Mammoth have three.
• Utah's has the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage (83.87%).
• Utah is 24th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (47.6%).
• The Mammoth's 10.8% shooting percentage is 17th in the league.