Bruins vs. Blue Jackets Betting Picks & Predictions
Craig Smith will be coming off a hat trick when his Boston Bruins visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET. The Blue Jackets are big underdogs despite being at home, at +159, and the Bruins are -189. Find more below on the Bruins vs. Blue Jackets betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Bruins vs. Blue Jackets Betting Line
Bruins vs Blue Jackets Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
| Bruins |
-1.5 |
5.5 |
Bruins vs. Blue Jackets Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, March 5, 2022
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- Arena: Nationwide Arena
Computer Predictions for Bruins vs. Blue Jackets
Computer picks for Bruins vs Blue Jackets
| ATS |
Over/Under |
Score Prediction |
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Blue Jackets (+1.5)
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Over (5.5)
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Bruins 4 Blue Jackets 3
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Bruins vs. Blue Jackets Betting Trends
Boston has gone 28-12 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
In 17 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -189, the Bruins have 15 wins.
Boston has a 65.4% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.
Boston Bruins Leaders
David Pastrnak is currently one of Boston’s top contributors (56 total points), having collected 31 goals and 25 assists.
Brad Marchand is contributing with 53 points (23 goals, 30 assists).
Patrice Bergeron has 41 total points for Boston, with 15 goals and 26 assists.
Linus Ullmark (17-9-1) has a 2.8 goals against average and a .908 save percentage (28th in the league).
Boston Bruins Season Stats
The Bruins are ranked 17th in the league with 161 goals this season, an average of 2.9 per contest.
The Bruins have conceded the eighth-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 150 (2.7 per game).
They’re ranked 13th in the league with a +11 goal differential .
The 38 power-play goals the Bruins have scored this season have come on 157 power-play chances, ranking them ninth-best in the NHL.
The Bruins have the league’s seventh-best power-play conversion rate at 24.2%.
The Bruins’ offense has netted two shorthanded goals this season (25th among all squads).
The Bruins defeat 81.8% of opponent power plays, currently the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
The Bruins win the fourth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 53.6%.
The Bruins have an 8.4% shooting percentage as a team, ranking 29th in the NHL.
The Bruins have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 27.0 hits and 12.7 blocked shots per game.
Blue Jackets vs. Bruins Betting Trends
The Blue Jackets have been an underdog in 42 games this season, with 17 upset wins (40.5%).
Columbus has a record of 6-12 in games when sportsbooks list them +159 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline implies a 38.6% chance to win for the Blue Jackets.
Columbus Blue Jackets Leaders
Boone Jenner’s 23 goals and 20 assists in 54 games give him 43 points on the season, making him a key part of his team’s offense.
Columbus’ Jakub Voracek has racked up 40 total points (0.8 per game), with two goals and 38 assists.
Patrik Laine has 20 goals and 18 assists, for a season point total of 38.
Joonas Korpisalo has a 6-8-0 record this season, with an .887 save percentage (49th in the league). In 18 games, he has 486 saves, and has given up 62 goals (3.8 goals against average).
Columbus Blue Jackets Season Stats
The Blue Jackets’ 176 total goals (3.3 per game) rank 12th in the NHL.
The Blue Jackets’ 195 total goals allowed (3.6 per game) rank 29th in the league.
They have a -19 goal differential, which ranks 22nd in the league.
The Blue Jackets have recorded 23 power-play goals this season (on 134 power-play chances). That ranks 27th in the NHL.
The Blue Jackets have a 17.2% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 23 percentage.
The Blue Jackets have scored six shorthanded goals this season (sixth in the league).
The 80.9% penalty-kill percentage the Blue Jackets have amassed is the league’s 13th-ranked rate.
The Blue Jackets have the NHL’s 17th-ranked faceoff win percentage (49.3%).
The Blue Jackets are shooting 10.9% (sixth in the league).
The Blue Jackets have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Bruins and Blue Jackets Injury Report
Bruins: Curtis Lazar: Day To Day (Upper Body), Jakub Zboril: Out (Lower Body)
Blue Jackets: Eric Robinson: Out (Lower body), Brendan Gaunce: Day To Day (Upper Body), Daniil Tarasov: Out For Season (Hip), Adam Boqvist: Out (Upper Body), Jake Bean: Out (Lower body), Alexandre Texier: Out (Finger), Joonas Korpisalo: Out (Lower Body)
Betting Tips for Bruins vs. Blue Jackets
We have the Bruins predicted as the best bet on the moneyline in this game, and our pick against the spread is the Blue Jackets (+1.5). Our computer model has the scoring going over the total of 5.5 goals when all is said and done.
