NHL Best Bets for November 26: Bruins and Canucks Could Struggle For Goals
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Eric Kelly
- November 26, 2024
Top NHL Pick: Canucks-Bruins Under 5.5 (+100) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
There might only be two games on tonight’s NHL card, but we have found a pick in both matchups, with the Vancouver Canucks traveling to Boston, they should look to keep things tight, and so should the Bruins in a game we expect to go under the total.
Before that, our first pick tonight takes place in Canada, where the newly branded Utah Hockey Club faces the Canadiens. Check out the latest NHL betting odds at the top-rated sportsbooks.
Utah Hockey Club vs. Montreal Canadiens
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 – 07:00 PM ET at Bell Centre
Canadiens Can Win on Home Ice
The Montreal Canadiens might be at the bottom of their division, but it goes without saying that it’s most definitely been their road form that’s given them a bad rap having gone 2-6-1 on the road compared to 5-5-1 on home ice.
The Utah Hockey Club might be newly branded, but that’s not stopped them from playing decent hockey recently, currently sitting 5th of 8 teams in the Central Division. Utah is 4-6-2 on the road thus far this season.
Team Trends & Facts
- Utah Hockey Club has gone 4-5-2 on the road thus far this season.
- This is the first-ever matchup between the newly branded Utah Hockey Club and the Montreal Canadiens.
- Utah has won just two of their previous 10 road games in regulation, and are 3-7 in the same period.
The Pick
Utah has only won two of their previous ten games on the road, and despite the Canadiens going 4-6 in their previous ten home games, we believe they are in a very winnable scenario in this NHL matchup.
Montreal has been playing well in recent home games and has only managed to lose once in regulation in their previous four, that being a 6-2 defeat to the Golden Knights.
All said and done we expected this to be a 50/50 matchup; according to the odds, Montreal are home underdogs at +110 on the moneyline, we believe they’re a good shout to win this home game as underdogs.
NHL Pick: Canadiens ML (+110) at BetOnline
Vancouver Canucks vs. Boston Bruins
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 – 07:00 PM ET at TD Garden
Bruins Keep Things Tight
The Boston Bruins have seen 50% of their previous 10 home games go under 5.5 goals, in the same timeframe they have also seen three shutout games take place at the TD Garden. The Bruins are also one of the league leaders for the total to go under with a 9-12-1 record (4th lowest in the NHL).
The Vancouver Canucks on the other hand have seen plenty of recent games go over the total when playing on the road, but have also had 4 of their previous 6 games go under the 5.5 total.
Despite both the Bruins and Canucks averaging 3.10 goals per game, Boston has seriously struggled to score, only having had 2.3 goals per game, the lowest in the NHL thus far this season.
Team Trends & Facts
- Vancouver is 7-0 in their last 7 games on the road.
- The total has gone under in 5 of Boston’s last 6 games against Vancouver.
- The total has gone under in 8 of Boston’s last 11 games.
The Pick
It’s hard to ever expect goals when the Boston Bruins are involved this season, never mind their previous 10 home games, their previous ten both home and away saw three shutouts, and 7 of the 10 games went under the 5.5 total and a further 4 of the 10 went under 4.5 goals.
It’s as simple as this, Boston struggles to score these days, and both defensives can be decent went they want, our computer is predicting a 3-2 Canucks victory, and we completely agree with the total going under at plus money.
The odds for this game to go under is +100 and we would advise betting it down to as low as -110 max. There’s not much value to be had here but a solid pick at these current odds, if you don’t mind laying heavy juice, we really can’t see the over 6.5 hitting here, there should be six or fewer goals.
NHL Pick: Under 5.5 (+100) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
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