Phil Kessel, Evgeni Malkin, and the Pittsburgh Penguins will face off against Blake Wheeler, Kyle Connor, and the Winnipeg Jets at Bell MTS Place in an East-West showdown. The match will get going at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 27, and it can be viewed live on The Sports Network.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Winnipeg Jets Odds
Winnipeg (-150) is currently favored over Pittsburgh (+130), and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 7 goals (-120 money on the under, +100 on the over).
Winnipeg is 13-9 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 0.9 units this year. That winning percentage, ranked third in the Central Division so far this season, is a slide from what the team recorded during last year’s regular season (52-30). Among its 22 games this season, eight have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and four have pushed. The team’s 8-4 SU at home this year.
The Jets currently have the third-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve converted on 30.4 percent of their extra-man advantages this season. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated ninth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 81.6 percent of all penalties.
With a .910 save percentage and 27.8 saves per game, Connor Hellebuyck (9-8-1) has been the top goalkeeper for the Jets this season. If head coach Paul Maurice chooses to give him the night off, however, the team might go with Laurent Brossoit (4-2-2 record, .937 save percentage, 2.05 goals against average).
Pittsburgh has lost 12.3 units for moneyline bettors this year and is currently 9-13 straight up (SU). A total of 10 of its outings have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and four have pushed. The Penguins are 4-6 SU as the away team this season.
The Penguins have scored on 25.0 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s good enough for eighth-best in the league. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked eighth overall and it’s successfully killed off 81.8 percent of all penalties.
Casey DeSmith (24.5 saves per game) has been the main option in goal for Pittsburgh. DeSmith owns a 5-9-3 record, while registering a .927 save percentage and 2.35 goals against average this year.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Winnipeg Jets Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Jets, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- For both of these teams, the total has gone over in three of their past five outings.
- Over Winnipeg’s last ten outings, nine of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 6-3 in those games).
- Pittsburgh skaters have dished out the league’s most hits per game (31.0).
