Pittsburgh @ DETROIT
DETROIT -½ +300 over Pittsburgh

Pinnacle -½ +268 Bet365 -½ +300 SportsInteraction N/A 5DIMES -½ +260 888Sport -½ +266

Posted at 1:45 PM EST. 

DETROIT -½ +300 over Pittsburgh

7:05 PM EST. Regulation only. Betting on hockey is very situational in many cases and that’s one of the main reasons for this choice. The Penguins are coming off back-to-back shutout wins over St. Louis and Arizona on Wednesday and Friday respectively. The Pens will now play their third game in four nights and tail end of back-to-backs before hosting the Canadiens on Tuesday. This is truly a stand-alone, one game road trip that could see the Pens show up in body only, as this opponent isn’t likely going to get the Pens competitive juices flowing. Furthermore, prior to the aforementioned back-to-back shutouts, the Pens allowed Vancouver, St. Louis and Columbus to all score five goals or more in consecutive games.

Detroit has seven wins and 23 losses, which makes them the hungriest team in the NHL. Aside from that, they’re not as bad as that record suggests. Detroit loses so frequently because its goaltending is so weak but we’re not asking the stiff they put in goal today to stand on his head. The Red Wings are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Islanders in which they dominated play but Bernier’s save % was .840 while Varlamov’s was .968. Thanks for coming out. Detroit still has plenty of offensive upside and they have called up highly touted Filip Zadina to play on the second line and perhaps the first PP unit as well. In any event, situationally, Detroit is in a great spot to pick up a home win in what should be a bigger crowd and a more enthusiastic crowd, as Pittsburgh is always a good draw on the road. The price is the icing on the cake that prompts us to move in. This one has a great chance of cashing.

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Our Pick

DETROIT -½ +300 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 6.00)

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