The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to exorcise ghosts of playoffs past when they face off vs the Boston Bruins in the Sportsbook game of their first-round series. Toronto has won 10 of its last 14 games and has done well vs Boston this year, taking three of four games in the season series. The Leafs opened as +145 dogs to escape with the victory in Beantown.
- The Bruins are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games.
- The Maple Leafs are 1-7 SU in their last eight games as road underdogs.
- The total has gone OVER in 14 of the Maple Leafs’ last 20 games.
This isn’t the same Leafs team that coughed up the lead in Game 7 in 2013. This year’s edition is a scoring machine, averaging 3.6 goals per game (ranked second) since the all-star break while holding teams to 2.7 goals (ranked eighth) in that same span. Goaltender Frederik Andersen could make or break the series for Toronto and has been shaky on the road with a goals-against average of 3.10 and a .906 save percentage. If bettors are planning to back the Leafs, they should know Toronto has gone 7-1 SU and 6-2 ATS in its last eight games vs Boston, outscoring the Bruins 30-19 in those contests.
The Bruins have limped into the playoffs this year with injury stints to Rick Nash, Patrice Bergeron and Riley Nash. As a result, Boston lost four of its last five games to end the season and the troubling part was each team it faced had a winning record. That being said, the Bruins have been dominant at TD Garden, winning 10 of their last 12 at home and going 28-13 overall. Netminder Tuukka Rask has played his best in Beantown, winning 21 of his 27 starts while holding teams to 2.26 goals per game.
The total opened at 6 and the UNDER could be a promising wager. Both of these teams rank in the top 10 in fewest goals allowed per game and the UNDER has hit in three of the last four games in this matchup with an average combined score of 5.5 goals.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had the Boston Bruins as -167 moneyline favorites in this particular NHL betting matchup earlier. The OVER/UNDER total, meanwhile, was set early at 6 before betting started to move the line at Sportsbook.
OddsShark computer prediction formulas pick a 3.2-2.4 win for the Maple Leafs on Thursday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NHL matchups here.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Boston Bruins bring a 50-20-12 record to the battle against the 49-26-7 Maple Leafs. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen the Bruins go 36-42-4 so far and the Maple Leafs go 41-35-6. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Boston vs Toronto injuries news.
The NHL Power Rankings at OddsShark show the No. 1-rated Maple Leafs taking on the No. 2-rated Bruins in this contest.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up the Boston Bruins' No. 6-ranked offense (3.27 goals per game) against a Toronto Maple Leafs defense that ranks No. 11 at 2.83 goals per game allowed. The Bruins power play has clicked at a 23.64% rate while the Maple Leafs have a 81.39% rate on the penalty kill.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 4-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Canadiens at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Maple Leafs at -230 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals made the game a PUSH for totals bettors.
The Bruins were a 4-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Panthers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Florida at +274 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for PUSH bettors.
- Toronto is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
- The total has gone OVER in 14 of Toronto's last 20 games
- Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
- Boston is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
- Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
- Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
- Boston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Toronto at Boston, Saturday, April 14
