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Colorado Avalanche vs. Boston Bruins
The Colorado Avalanche and the Boston Bruins will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -135-moneyline favorites versus the Avalanche, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 3-0 winner as they battled the Devils at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Bruins at -175 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Colorado was a 7-4 winner on the road against the Senators. Bettors on Colorado at -113 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Colorado:
Team record: 29-13-3 SU
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games
Colorado is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 26-8-9 SU
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
Boston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Colorado at Philadelphia Saturday, January 20
Boston home to Montreal Saturday, January 20