Bruins vs. Penguins NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - November 29

Both the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off a win, heading into their meeting at TD Garden on Friday at 6:30 PM ET. Bruins (-175) versus Penguins (+145) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Boston won 6-3 on the road its last time out on November 27 against the New York Islanders. David Pastrnak (three assists) and Elias Lindholm (three assists) were among the three Bruins skaters who collected three points each.

Pittsburgh won at home in its last game on November 27, 5-4 over the Vancouver Canucks. The Penguins were led in that matchup by Erik Karlsson (three assists) and Bryan Rust (two goals and one assist).

Here's our prediction for who will clinch the win in Friday's game.

Bruins vs. Penguins Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Bruins 4 - Penguins 3
• Pick OU: Over 6 (Dunkel projecting 7.05 goals)
  

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Bruins vs. Penguins Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Bruins (-175)
• Underdog: Penguins (+145)

Bruins Betting Insights

• The Bruins are 8-8 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• When playing with moneyline odds of -175 or shorter, Boston has compiled a 3-2 record (winning 60.0% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Bruins have a 63.6% chance to win.
• Boston's 24 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6 goals 11 times.

Penguins Betting Insights

• This season the Penguins have been an underdog 17 times, and won three, or 17.6%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has gone 1-5 when it's been set as an underdog of +145 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Penguins have a 40.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Pittsburgh has combined with its opponent to score more than 6 goals in 17 of 24 games this season.

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston ranks 27th in the NHL with 57 goals scored (2.4 per game).
• The Bruins rank 24th in goals against, allowing 75 total goals (3.1 per game) in league play.
• Its -18 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.
• The 11 power-play goals the Bruins have scored this season (on 89 power-play chances) rank 21st in the NHL.
• Boston has the league's 32nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (12.36%).
• The Bruins have scored one shorthanded goal this season (13th among NHL teams).
• Boston has the league's 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.53%).
• Boston has the ninth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 51.9%.
• The Bruins have an 8.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 27th in the league.

Penguins Key Stats

• Pittsburgh has 63 goals this season (2.6 per game), 21st in the NHL.
• The Penguins have allowed 95 total goals this season (4.0 per game), 32nd in the league.
• With a goal differential of -32, the team is 32nd in the league.
• The Penguins have 14 power-play goals (on 67 chances), 14th in the NHL.
• Pittsburgh has the league's 13th-ranked power-play percentage (20.9%).
• The Penguins have one shorthanded goal (13th in league).
• The 78.87% penalty-kill percentage of Pittsburgh is 15th in the NHL.
• Pittsburgh is eighth in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (52.4%).
• The Penguins' 8.8% shooting percentage is 27th in the league.