Tonight in the Mile High City, the Boston Bruins are +110 road dogs while the Colorado Avalanche are -130 home favorites per BET99. UNDER 6.5 goals is slightly favored at -120 with the OVER at EVEN money.
With Colorado's long list of injuries and horrifying goaltending play, I have to back the Bruins to win on the moneyline.
Bruins vs Avalanche Odds Tonight
Boston Bruins vs Colorado Avalanche, October 16, 9:30 pm ET
| Teams | Puckline | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | +1.5 (-225) | +110 | O6.5 (+100) |
| Colorado Avalanche | -1.5 (+185) | -130 | U6.5 (-120) |
Odds as of October 16
Bruins vs Avalanche Picks Tonight
Boston Bruins ML (+110)
I'm surprised Boston isn't the road favorite tonight against a winless Colorado team that has allowed a shocking 6.7 goals per game, so I'll gladly take them straight up on the moneyline at +110.
Colorado's terrible 0-3-0 start to the season can be attributed to two reasons, the first is goaltending with Alexandar Georgiev who's started all three games and putting up a terrible 0.790SV% after allowing 13 goals on 61 shots, backup Justus Annunen isn't any better with a 4.69GAA and 0.765SV% in two relief appearances - conveniently the OVER (+100 at BET99) has hit in all three of Colorado's games.
The other reason is injuries as they'll be without Jonathan Drouin, Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen, and Tucker Poolman out and now it seems defenseman Devon Toews could miss this game. Those injuries are creating big gaps on both sides of the puck, offensively Drouin, Nichushkin and Toews combined for 159 points in 23-24. It's given Ross Colton a big opportunity to play on the top line where OVER 0.5 points -110.
Devon Toews is day-to-day and no Jonathan Drouin tomorrow. It sounds like his timeline is longer than what was expected.
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Meanwhile, Boston is 4-1SU in their last five games at Ball Arena, I see no other outcome tonight than the Boston Bruins getting both points.
Bruins vs Avalanche Prop Bet: Nathan MacKinnon U1.5 Points (+105)
I'm betting that Nathan MacKinnon puts up less than two points tonight against the Bruins. Outlier agrees, showing MacKinnon has also failed to go OVER 1.5 points in four of his last five home games.
Also, consider that MacKinnon hasn't had much success against Boston of late with two goals and three points in five games over the last three seasons. Injuries are forcing the Avs to play Ross Colton on Mack's left wing, and while he's done admirably for a career third-liner, he can't fill the shoes of either Jonathan Drouin or Valeri Nichushkin.
With that, I'm comfortable in betting UNDER 1.5 points for MacKinnon tonight.
Bruins vs Avalanche Betting Trends
- Boston is 8-4SU in its last 12 road games
- The total has gone OVER in five of the last six games when Boston travels to Colorado
- Brad Marchand hasn't scored in his last 11 games (including playoffs). Marchand is +235 to score at any time tonight
- Boston is 17-5 (77%) against the spread in its last 22 games as dogs
