Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins odds, picks and betting tips

The Tampa Bay Lightning (3-2-1) visit the Boston Bruins (5-1-0) Thursday at TD Garden for a 7 p.m. ET puck drop. Below is a breakdown of the Lightning-Bruins gambling odds with sports betting tips on the moneyline, spread and Over/Under, along with suggested bets.

Lightning at Bruins: Previous games

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Lightning: Won at the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 Tuesday, improving to 2-3 on their six-game road trip.

Bruins: Beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 Monday, winning the first two games of a current three-game homestand. RW David Pastrnak scored all four goals in the win

Lightning at Bruins : Projected starting goalies

Andrei Vasilevskiy vs. Tuukka Rask

Vasilevskiy is 3-1 with a .921 save percentage (stopping 117 of 127 shots) and a 2.53 goals against average in four games.

• Last start : Stopped 33 of 34 shots in Tuesday's win at Montreal.
• Career vs. Bruins : 2-4-1 with a .910 SV% and a 2.73 GAA in seven regular-season games, including a 5-4 home win March 25, 2019, stopping 13 of 17 shots. He's 4-1 with 120 saves on 132 shots in five postseason games against the B's.

Rask is 3-0 with a .957 SV% (stopping 90 of 94 shots) and a 1.33 GAA in three games.

• Last start : Shut out the New Jersey Devils 3-0 Saturday, stopping 31 shots.
• Career vs. Lightning : 17-10-1 with a .901 SV% and a 2.64 GAA in 28 regular-season games, but was 1-3 with a .860 SV% and a 3.55 GAA in four games last season. Postseason vs. Bolts: 1-4, allowing 14 goals on 151 shots.

Lightning at Bruins : By the numbers

• The Lightning went 3-1 vs. the Bruins last season and have won eight of the last 10 head-to-head meetings.
• The O/U was 2-2 in last season's four games and 4-5-1 in the last 10.
• Both teams are 3-3 ATS this season.
• The Lightning are 4-2 O/U, while the Bruins are 3-3.
• C Steven Stamkos leads the Lightning in points (8) and goals (4).
• RW Dave Pastrnak leads the Bruins in points (10) and goals (6).
• The Lightning's 33.3 power-play percentage ranks fourth in the league, just ahead of the Bruins' 31.3%.
• The Bruins rank 10th on the penalty kill (83.3%), while the Lightning are 23rd (73.9%).

Lightning at Bruins : Key injuries

Lightning C Cedric Paquette (arm) is on injured reserve.

Bruins C David Krejci (upper body) is questionable .

Lightning at Bruins : Odds, picks and betting tips

Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access Paste BN Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 4:45 a.m. ET.

Moneyline : The BRUINS ( -110) are the STRONGEST PLAY in this pick'em. Look for Rask to stymie the Lightning (-110) in front of a raucous home crowd.

New to sports betting? Bet $11 on the Bruins to win $10. Every $1 wagered would profit $0.91 (1 divided by 1.10) if Boston wins.

Spread : The Bruins (- 1.5, +230) offer a decent payoff, but you might need to count on an empty-netter. The Lightning (+1.5, -295) are too costly and not worth the risk.

Over/Under : The UNDER 6.5 ( -154) is worth a small wager on a high projection. The OVER is +125.

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