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Boston Bruins vs Detroit Red Wings: Both teams have a difficult season

The Boston Bruins are visiting the Detroit Red Wings today at Little Caesars Arena.

The Bruins have turned a new page

The Boston Bruins are ninth in the Eastern Conference with a 9-9-3 record, including 3-5-1 on the road. They are coming off a 1-0 win over the Utah Hockey Club that ended their three-game losing streak. The Bruins are second to last in the league scoring 2.33 goals per game and are ranked 24th allowing 3.29. David Pastrnak leads the team with 18 points so far in the season.

Can the Red Wings make a push?

The Detroit Red Wings are 12th in the Eastern Conference with an 8-9-2 record, including 4-4-1  at home. They are coming off a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders which ended their three-game losing streak. Detroit is 25th in the league scoring 2.53 goals per game and is ranked 20th allowing 3.21. Lucas Raymond leads the team with 18 points so far in the season.

Betting Trends

The Red Wings are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games overall, 6-2 SU in their last 8 games against teams from the Atlantic Division, and 2-6 SU in their last 8 games as underdogs. Detroit has played under the total goal line in 7 of their last 9 games overall and 4 of their last 5 home games and has gone over in 4 of their last 5 games against Boston and their last five home games against them. The Bruins are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games overall, 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the Eastern Conference, and 3-8 SU in their last 11 games against teams from the Atlantic Division. Boston has played under the total goal line in 7 of their last 10 games overall and 5 of their last 7 games on the road.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Boston Bruins came into the season as one of the usual favorites in the Eastern Conference, but things went that bad, so they fired head coach Jim Montgomery. Interim head coach Joe Sacco had a solid start beating the Utah Hockey Club and hopes that the team will go in the right direction. The Bruins are going to Detroit to face another struggling team. The Red Wings have won 3 of the last 4 home games against the Bruins and will have a decent chance tonight as well. Given the moment, we are going with a tie after 60 minutes.