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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Amalie Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -160-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Lightning were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Golden Knights. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -170 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Pittsburgh won its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Capitals on February 02. Bettors who backed the Penguins at +125 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 33-14-5 SU
Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 33-15-5 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games
Tampa Bay is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games at home
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Florida Saturday, February 8
Tampa Bay home to New York Saturday, February 8