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Puck line
BOS +1.5 -225
LA -1.5 +175
Open –
Fair, no vig: BOS -190 / LA +190 (hold 5.6%)
Best: BOS +1.5 -205 at DraftKings; LA -1.5 +190 at BetRivers
Total
Over 5.5 -127
Under 5.5 +105
Fair, no vig: O -115 / U +115 (hold 4.7%)
Best: O 5.5 -125 at DraftKings; U 6 -115 at BetMGM
Moneyline
BOS +115
LA -137
Fair, no vig: BOS +124 / LA -124 (hold 4.3%)
Best: BOS +121 at Caesars; LA -134 at BetRivers

Updated Fri 2:50 PM ET Consensus of 10 US books: the line most books are dealing, with the middle price. Lines move. Check your book before you bet. Fair odds strip out the book's cut so you can see the price the market really implies.

Every book (10)
BookBOSLAOverUnderBOS MLLA ML
DraftKings+1.5-205-1.5+170o5.5-125u5.5+105+120-142
FanDuel+1.5-220-1.5+176o5.5-130u5.5+106+114-137
BetMGM+1.5-210-1.5+170o6-105u6-115+115-140
Caesarso5.5-129u5.5+105+121-143
theScore Bet+1.5-225-1.5+175o5.5-130u5.5+110+115-135
BetRivers+1.5-240-1.5+190o5.5-127u5.5+102+112-134
Fanatics+1.5-215-1.5+170o5.5-125u5.5+105+115-140
Hard Rock Bet+1.5-230-1.5+175o5.5-130u5.5+105+115-135
Bally Bet+1.5-240-1.5+190o5.5-127u5.5+102+112-134
betPARX+1.5-240-1.5+190o5.5-127u5.5+102+112-134

Highlighted: the best number on each side. Legal US sportsbooks only.

Our crowd

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Public cappers

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Common opponents

Same opponents, side by side: how each team did, by how much, and whether they covered. Margin is points scored minus allowed; the line is that team's closing spread.

Opponent Bruins Kings
Sharks
W 6-3 away
+3 · -1.5 Covered
L 4-5 away
-1 · +1.5 Covered

Against 1 common opponent: Bruins won by 3.0 on average, 1-0 against the spread. Kings lost by 1.0 on average, 1-0 against the spread.

Betting form, 2026-27

Boston WLLWWW

ATSTotals
All games5-2 71%Small sample4-3 57% overSmall sample
Road2-1 67%Small sample2-1 67% overSmall sample
As underdog2-2 50%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

7 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Los Angeles LWWWL

ATSTotals
All games3-2 60%Small sample2-3 40% overSmall sample
Home1-1 50%Small sample0-2 0% overSmall sample
As favoritenone
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2026

These two haven't met since 2026 in our data.

Side by side

BOSLA
5-2Record0-5
5-2Against the spread3-2
4-3Over-under2-3
+1.6Avg cover margin-0.5
3.7Points per game2.2
2.3Points allowed4.2

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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