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Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
The fans at PPG Paints Arena will be treated to a game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Penguins as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Pittsburgh lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Panthers on January 26. Bettors who backed the Panthers at -134 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Canadiens were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Islanders. That made winners of bettors who got Montreal at +132 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Montreal:
Team record: 20-21-7 SU
Montreal is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games
Montreal is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 21-17-7 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Pittsburgh is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Next up:
Montreal at Washington Tuesday, February 6
Pittsburgh home to Winnipeg Tuesday, February 6