Jets Home Favorites Over Bruins In Tuesday NHL Picks

• What: Tuesday NHL Picks
• Who: Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets
• When: Tuesday, December 10, 8:00 p.m.

A coaching change has done a world of good for the Boston Bruins, who are suddenly playing their best hockey of the season. The same, however, can't be said of the Winnipeg Jets.

While Boston is 7-3 through the past 10 games, Winnipeg is just 4-6 over the same stretch of games. The Jets have surrendered top spot in the Central Division to the Minnesota Wild.

Still, oddsmakers are sticking with Winnipeg at home against the visiting Bruins in the Tuesday NHL picks. The Jets are set as -150 home favorites over Boston.

Let's look at the latest betting line on this game. Odds are subject to change.

	Puck Line	Moneyline	Total
Boston Bruins	+1.5 (-200)	+130	O 5.5 (-115)
Winnipeg Jets	-1.5 (+170)	-150	U 5.5 (-105)

Boston has won three of the last four meetings with the Jets. The Bruins are are 3-1 straight up in their last four visits to Winnipeg.

There are 11 NHL games on the agenda during a fairly busy Tuesday night of action, and this is one of the games that we think provides the best bets of the night in the NHL picks.

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Bruins vs Jets Betting Trends

The Bruins are 5-1 straight up in the last six games. They've won four in a row and are 7-2 since Joe Sacco replaced Jim Montgomery as coach of the team. As well, Boston is 4-1 SU in the club's past five road games. The Bruins are also a solid 7-1 SU in the last eight meetings with Winnipeg.

The Jets (20-9) are 2-5 SU in their last seven games. However, Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in the last six games against teams froom the Atlantic Division.

The over has hit in four of Boston's last six games. That's also been the outcome on the total in four of the last six road games played by the Bruins.  Five of the Jets last six games vs Eastern Conference opposition went under.

The NHL picks shows that five of the last seven Bruins vs Jets games hit on the under. The total has gone under in eight of Winnipeg's past 10 games. The under has also proven to be the correct play in five of the last six home games played by the Jets.

Boston (15-11-3) is 3-5 SU as a betting underdog this season. The Bruins are 4-8 against the puck line as a road club. Winnipeg is 17-2 SU as the favorite in the betting line. The Jets are 6-6 against the puck line on home ice.

Pastrnak Uncertain For Bruins

Boston star forward David Pastrnak is an uncertain starter for this game. He is dealing with an upper-body injury. The team is hopeful that he'll be able to play in Winnipeg. Pastrnak has 1-9-10 totals over the past 10 games. Boston defenseman Hampus Lindholm (undisclosed injury) is out.

🎥 Coach Sacco on David Pastrnak missing Monday's practice: "He's dealing with an upper-body issue so we held him off today. He's going to be traveling with us. We're hopeful that he's ready to go tomorrow. We'll see how he presents tomorrow." pic.twitter.com/zlk6PU6bsv

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 9, 2024

Bruins forward Trent Frederic scored two goals in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win against the Philadelphia Flyers. Pastrnak leads the Bruins with 27 points Captain Brad Marchand is next in Bruins in scoring with 11-10-21 numbers.

Boston is the NHL's most penalized team. The Bruins have been assessed a total of 133 penalties for an average of 4.6 minutes per game. Boston is beginning a five-game road trip with this game at Winnipeg.

Jets Looking To Get Back On Track

The NHL's only 20-win team, the Jets find themselves nonetheless currently in the midst of a funk. Winnipeg has gone 3-6 since breaking from the gate 17-3.

A two-game win streak came to a crashing halt Sunday via a 4-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Forward Kyle Connor is pacing the Jets in scoring with 15 goals with 18 assists for 33 points. He's scored twice in the last three games after going goalless in six games. Defenseman Josh Morrissey has seven assists over the past 10 games.

Connor is among four Winnipeg players already with double digits in goals. Joining him are forwards Marck Scheifele (14), Gabriel Vilardi (11) and Nino Neiderreiter (10).

Winnipeg right-winger Nikolaj Ehlers (lower-body injury) is out. On Monday, the Jets recalled forward Nikita Chibrikov from the AHL's Manitoba Moose and assigned forward Brad Lambert to the Moose.

Boston vs Winnipeg NHL Picks

While Pastrnak's status is a concern, the fact that Boston didn't feel the need to call up an extra body for the road trip is a good sign.

Boston Bruins To defeat Winnipeg Jets

+130

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Still, it's hard to look past Winnipeg's erratic play of late. The Jets will be playing their fourth game in six days. In each of the last five times they've found themselves in that scenario, they've lost. Take the price on the underdog Bruins in the moneyline in the Tuesday NHL picks.