Carolina Hurricanes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins odds, tips and betting trends
The Carolina Hurricanes (9-7, seventh in the Eastern Conference) host the Pittsburgh Penguins (8-7, 11th) in conference play on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET.
Carolina suffered a 3-1 defeat at home its last time out on November 15 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Pittsburgh’s last game was a home loss, 5-2, against the New Jersey Devils on November 16.
Ahead of this matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Saturday’s action.
- Favorite: Hurricanes (-164)
- Underdog: Penguins (+140)
- Over/under: 6.5
- Carolina has won nine of the 14 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Hurricanes have a record of 6-2 this season in games with their moneyline odds shorter than -164.
- Based on the moneyline odds, Carolina has a 62.1% chance of winning this contest.
- Carolina and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in eight of 16 games this season.
- Over the last 10 contests, the Hurricanes have gone 6-4-0 (80.0% of possible points).
- They have averaged 2.4 goals per game (24 total) over that time.
- On the defensive end, the Hurricanes have given up 21 goals (2.1 per game) in those 10 outings.
- The Penguins have been an underdog in four games this season, with three upset wins (75.0%).
- Pittsburgh has not been a bigger moneyline underdog than the +140 odds on them winning this game.
- The win probability for the Penguins, implied from the moneyline, is 41.7%.
- So far this season, 53.3% of Pittsburgh’s games (8/15) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
- In their past 10 games, the Penguins have gone 6-4-0 to earn 80.0% of the possible points.
- They have averaged 3.7 goals per game (37 total) over that stretch.
- Over on the defensive end, the Penguins have given up 2.6 goals per game (26 total) in those 10 outings.
- Game Day: Saturday, November 18, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
