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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at PPG Paints Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Penguins were a 6-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Coyotes. That made winners of bettors who got Pittsburgh at -385 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay was a 5-2 winner in its last match on the road against the Blue Jackets. They won as -205 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made winners of OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 1-1-0 SU
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 1-0-0 SU
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Philadelphia Tuesday, October 18
Pittsburgh at Montreal Monday, October 17