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Boston Bruins
VS
Edmonton Oilers

Boston Bruins vs Edmonton Oilers Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 30, 10:29PM UTC

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NHL
Rogers Place, Edmonton
Indoor
Thu 1 Jan 2026, 2:30AM
1
Game markets graded
1
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Boston Bruins 1.5 Spread -154

The model graded 2 markets for Boston Bruins vs Edmonton Oilers (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $165 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Thu 1 Jan 2026, 2:30AM at Rogers Place.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win72.8%
The price says60.6%
Best price-154
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Boston Bruins 1.5 High73% chance -154
Shots on Goal × 1 prop Highup to 98% —
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Spread
Boston Bruins
+1.5
-154
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Boston Bruins

  • Nikita Zadorov DOut

Edmonton Oilers

  • Matt Savoie COut
  • Mattias Janmark COut
  • Alec Regula DOut
  • Frederik Andersen GOut
  • Adam Henrique COut
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Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Boston Bruins vs Edmonton Oilers: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 6 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability6 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Player props

GOOD PRICE in green
PlayerTeamStat
Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers Shots on Goal

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Edmonton OilersNo line posted

Boston Bruins @ Edmonton Oilers moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineBoston Bruins +1.5No line posted

Boston Bruins @ Edmonton Oilers puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Boston Bruins @ Edmonton Oilers total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Boston Bruins @ Edmonton Oilers — what the model found

Our model graded 2 betting markets for Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers — 1 on the game itself and 1 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

1
Game markets graded
1
Player bets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 2 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Boston Bruins vs Edmonton Oilers — recent results

Edmonton Oilers have won 1 of their last 5 games; Boston Bruins have won 2 of their last 5.

Edmonton Oilers — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L2–5ANAAway
W4–1ANAHome
L3–4ANAAway
L4–7ANAAway
L4–6ANAHome
Boston Bruins — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–4BUFHome
W2–1BUFAway
L1–6BUFHome
L1–3BUFHome
W4–2BUFAway

Boston Bruins vs Edmonton Oilers — recent meetings

These two have met 1 time recently: Edmonton Oilers won 0, Boston Bruins won 1.

DateEdmonton OilersBoston BruinsWinner
Jan 126Boston Bruins

Who’s out or in doubt

6 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Edmonton Oilers
PlayerStatus
Matt Savoie COUT
Mattias Janmark COUT
Alec Regula DOUT
Frederik Andersen GOUT
Adam Henrique COUT
Boston Bruins
PlayerStatus
Nikita Zadorov DOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Boston Bruins vs Edmonton Oilers in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Bruins vs Oilers, or as Oilers vs Bruins. The most recent game between them was Thursday 1 January 2026 at Rogers Place. The model has generated 1 game pick and 1 player prop for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 1 meeting
Boston Bruins 1–0 across the last meeting
DateGameScoreWinner
1 Jan 2026Boston Bruins @ Edmonton Oilers2–6Boston Bruins
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