Saturday NHL Playoffs Odds
(The Spread) – It will be a key Game 4 in the NHL Eastern Conference Finals series between the Boston Bruins and the host Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday afternoon. Let’s look at the matchup.
View Current 2011 NHL Playoff Odds
Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog.com have the Lightning a -120 favorite in the matchup and the Bruins are listed as a +100 underdog. The over-under is set at 5.5. Action starts at 1:35PM EST.
Boston grabbed a 2-1 advantage in the series Thursday night with a 2-0 victory at Tampa Bay. The Bruins’ goals were scored by David Krejci and Andrew Ference, while Tim Thomas made 31 saves in the shutout effort. Lightning goalie Dwayne Roloson recorded 23 saves in the loss.
According to the latest NHL trends, Boston is 10-5 against the spread versus Tampa Bay over the last three seasons. Eight of 14 games in this series have gone over the total during the last three seasons.
NHL public betting information currently shows that 57 percent of over 860 bets are currently on the Lightning -120. TheSpread updates that information every 30 minutes, however, so make sure you click on the link provided for the most update public betting information.
2011 NHL Playoff Odds for Saturday, May 21, 2011
63 Boston Bruins +100 (5.5)
64 Tampa Bay Lightning -120
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