NHL 2023-24: Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins Betting Preview
The B's look to swarm their Music City Visitors on Saturday.
Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins Betting Preview:
The Boston Bruins look to make it two wins at home to start the season on Saturday night when the Nashville Predators come strolling into town. Nashville has already played two contests, including a 3-0 win at home over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday. Let’s analyze and break down some critical factors for this Cross-Conference showdown in the Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins Betting Preview for Saturday night.
Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins 
Date & Time:
Location: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Streaming: ESPN+/Live Sports Stream
Nice Rebound for Nashville
The Nashville Predators rebounded nicely from their 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night in the season opener by picking up a 3-0 shutout win in their home debut against the Seattle Kraken. Starting goaltender Jusse Saros stopped all 23 shots faced for his first shutout of the season and 21st of his career. The three-time All-Star led the league in games played and total minutes played for goaltenders in the last two seasons. Up front, forwards Colton Sissons and Gustav Nyquist scored goals, with the late empty-net tally credited to Juuso Parssinen.
Nashville’s calling card is defense, as shown by the Saros shutout and the fact that his blueliners in front are making things easier for the Finnish netminder. Seattle only had nine total shots on goal after the first two periods. They will have their hands full here against a physical, talented Boston squad.
Bruins Bopping Along to Start Season
The Boston Bruins open up their historic Centennial season on Wednesday night with a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Superstar David Pastrnak picked up right where he left off from last season’s 60-goal performance, scoring a pair of goals in the contest, including the game-winner in the second period and a late tally to ice it in the third. Goalie Linus Ullmark made 20 saves on 21 shots to earn the victory since recovering from an injury suffered right before the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last April. Centerman Trent Frederic scored the opening goal of the contest.
Boston has dominated Nashville over the years despite being in different conferences. The Bruins have won eight of their last 13 meetings with the Predators and nine of their previous 12 showdowns at TD Garden. Their speed, size, and skill should be a challenging task for the Preds to handle, and if Boston can jump out to an early lead, Nashville will have issues trying to play catch-up hockey.
Predators vs Bruins Betting Odds
Concluding the Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins Betting Preview: Sportsbooks have the hosting Boston Bruins odds to win as moderate favorites against the hosting Nashville Predators on Saturday night priced at -180. At the same time, the Predators enter as +150 underdogs.
This is the second game of the season where the Boston Bruins are favorites at home. The Predators opened the season at Tampa Bay as an underdog of +135 and was lined at the pick’em price of -110 in their win over Seattle. Boston has dominated this head-to-head series, winning eight of the last 13 meetings overall, including a 9-3 mark at TD Garden. The total for this contest is set at 5.5 goals shaded heavily toward the Over, with the price at -140.
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