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New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet at PPG Paints Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -152-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 6-3 winner as they battled the Sharks at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Penguins at -330 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
New York lost its last outing, a 6-3 result against the Lightning on March 14. Bettors who backed the Lightning at -103 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
New York:
Team record: 43-19-4 SU
NY Rangers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Rangers is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Rangers's last 11 games
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 29-27-9 SU
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
New York home to New York Sunday, March 17
Pittsburgh home to Detroit Sunday, March 17