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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at PPG Paints Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -135-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Stars at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Stars at +114 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Maple Leafs were a 5-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Sharks. That made winners of bettors who got San Jose at +211 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 2-2-1 SU
Toronto is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 2-0-2 SU
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Toronto at Carolina Monday, October 25
Pittsburgh home to Tampa Bay Tuesday, October 26