San Jose vs Boston Prediction: Waiting for the Bears to Outplay the Sharks

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between San Jose vs Boston, which will take place on March 23rd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

San Jose

San Jose is the weakest team in the NHL. After 69 games, the team has earned only 45 points, with 18 wins and nine losses. The Sharks have also conceded the most runs in the West, averaging 3.7 per game. With this kind of play, it's unlikely the Sharks will make the playoffs any time soon.In their last game, San Jose lost to Carolina 1-3.

Boston

Joe Sacco's team will not make the playoffs this season, as they are not competitive enough. Before the game with San Jose, they are currently in 13th place in the Eastern Conference, five points behind eighth-place Montreal.The Bruins also have serious conditioning problems, having lost the last four games 3-6 to Ottawa, 2-6 to Tampa, 2-3 (OT) to Buffalo and 1-5 to Vegas.

H2H Meetings

San Jose is a good match for Boston. In the last five times these two teams have played each other, San Jose has won more times.

Bookmakers' Options

The analysts at 1xbet think Boston will win the next NHL game. You can bet on Boston to win in overtime and in the shootout at odds of 1.831, and in regulation time at odds of 2.307. If you think San Jose will win (including OT and BUL), you can get 2.063, and if you think they will win in three periods, you can get 2.686. The experts also set the total at 5.5 pucks. For a bet on the total over 5.5 pucks, there's 1.85, while for the opposite bet, there's 1.95.

Expert Betting Tips

Boston is much closer to two points. We think that, even though the conditions aren't ideal, the team playing against San Jose, who are the weakest in the top division, will still try to win. We don't think that the Bears will take the game lightly, especially since they're the stronger team. On top of that, the Sharks have never won a game against their opponents since March 2016. Overall, it looks like the visitors are more likely to win. 

Our picks:

Team 2 Wins for 1.80 at bet365

W2 for 2.20 at betway

CS 4:2 for 18.00 at 1xbet