Bruins vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 24

The Boston Bruins (8-2-1) host the San Jose Sharks (6-4-1) on Saturday, Oct. 24, with both teams coming off a win. The Sharks are underdogs on the road, at +160, and the Bruins are -192.

Boston won 6-0 at home its last time out on Oct. 22 against the Nashville Predators. The Bruins were led by David Pastrnak (two goals and two assists) and Charlie McAvoy (four assists).

San Jose won on the road in its most recent game on Oct. 22, 6-2 over the Ottawa Senators. The Sharks got two points apiece out of three players in that matchup, including Kiefer Sherwood (two assists) and Collin Graf (one goal and one assist).

As hockey action continues, prepare for the contest by checking out which squad we predict will pick up the victory in Saturday's game.

Bruins vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Sharks 3 - Bruins 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5 goals)
  

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Bruins vs. Sharks Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Bruins-Sharks matchup.

• Favorite: Bruins (-192)
• Underdog: Sharks (+160)

Bruins Betting Insights

• The Bruins won all four games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• Boston has not played with moneyline odds of -192 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Bruins' implied win probability is 65.8%.
• Boston's games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 6.5 goals three times.

Sharks Betting Insights

• This season the Sharks have been an underdog 10 times, and won five of those games.
• San Jose has played as a moneyline underdog of +160 or longer twice so far this season. They split the games 1-1.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 38.5% chance to win.
• San Jose has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in six of 11 games this season.

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston's 42 total goals (3.8 per game) make it the sixth-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Bruins are one of the stingiest squads in league action, conceding 22 total goals (only two per game) to rank second.
• Its +20 goal differential is the best in the league.
• The seven power-play goals the Bruins have put up this season (on 31 power-play chances) rank 14th in the NHL.
• Boston has the league's 12th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22.58%).
• Boston has the league's 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.56%).
• Boston wins the seventh-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.8%.
• The Bruins have a 15% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks second in the league.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose's 32 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank 15th in the league.
• The Sharks' total of 36 goals conceded (3.3 per game) is 21st in the league.
• Its -4 goal differential ranks 23rd in the league.
• With nine power-play goals (on 35 chances), the Sharks are seventh-best in the NHL.
• San Jose has the NHL's sixth-best power-play percentage (25.71%).
• The Sharks have three shorthanded goals (first in NHL).
• San Jose's has the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.56%).
• San Jose is 24th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.4%).
• The Sharks' 10.3% shooting percentage is 19th in the league.