Bruins vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 12

The Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks -- the former coming off a win, the latter a loss -- will face each other on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, at TD Garden in Boston. The bookmakers have made the Bruins solid favorites at -155 on the moneyline, and the Sharks are at +130.

Boston secured a 2-1 victory at home its last time out on March 10 against the Los Angeles Kings. Six Bruins skaters recorded one point each, including Viktor Arvidsson (one assist) and David Pastrnak (one assist).

San Jose lost 6-3 on the road against the Buffalo Sabres in its last game on March 10. Alexander Wennberg had two points (one goal and one assist) in that matchup for the Sharks.

Before watching this matchup, here's a look at which squad we predict will emerge with the victory in Thursday's action on the ice.

Bruins vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Sharks 3 - Bruins 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.03 goals)
  

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Bruins vs. Sharks Moneylines

Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Bruins-Sharks game.

• Favorite: Bruins (-155)
• Underdog: Sharks (+130)

Bruins Betting Insights

• The Bruins are 16-6 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• Boston is 4-1 (winning 80.0% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Bruins' implied win probability is 60.8%.
• Boston's games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 6.5 goals 35 times.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have been an underdog in 55 games this season, and won 28 (50.9%).
• San Jose has entered 43 games this season as the underdog by +130 or more and is 20-23 in those contests.
• The Sharks have a 43.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• San Jose has played 31 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston's 212 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 11th in the league.
• Defensively, the Bruins are allowing 198 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 17th in NHL action.
• It has the league's 10th-best goal differential at +14.
• The 48 power-play goals the Bruins have recorded this season (on 193 power-play chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.
• Boston has the league's seventh-best power-play conversion rate (24.87%).
• The two shorthanded goals the Bruins have scored this season rank 28th among NHL squads.
• Boston kills 77.49% of opponent power plays, the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Boston wins 52.3% of its faceoffs to rank fifth in the NHL.
• The Bruins make 12.3% of their shots (fifth in the league).

Sharks Key Stats

• With 190 goals (3.1 per game), San Jose has the league's 19th-ranked offense.
• The Sharks' total of 217 goals conceded (3.5 per game) is 27th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -27, the team is 26th in the league.
• With 42 power-play goals (on 209 chances), the Sharks are 13th in the NHL.
• San Jose has the NHL's 18th-ranked power-play percentage (20.1%).
• The Sharks have two shorthanded goals (28th in league).
• The 79.06% penalty-kill percentage of San Jose is 15th in the league.
• At 47.6%, San Jose has the league's 26th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The 11.9% shooting percentage of the Sharks is seventh in the league.