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New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
The New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at PPG Paints Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Penguins as -133-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Penguins were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Flyers. That made winners of bettors who got Pittsburgh at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for New York, they were a 6-3 winner as they battled the Devils on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -108 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
New York:
Team record: 10-9-3 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
NY Rangers is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 6 games
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 13-9-1 SU
Pittsburgh is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games
Pittsburgh is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Next up:
New York at Pittsburgh Tuesday, March 9