Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal Canadiens odds, tips and betting trends
The Pittsburgh Penguins (12-12-3, 12th in Eastern Conference) visit the Montreal Canadiens (12-13-3, 13th in Eastern Conference) at Bell Centre on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET.
Pittsburgh secured a 4-2 victory at home its last time out on December 12 against the Arizona Coyotes.
Montreal’s last game was a home loss, 2-1, to the Nashville Predators on December 10.
Ahead of this showdown, here’s what you need to prepare for Wednesday’s action.
- Favorite: Penguins (-159)
- Underdog: Canadiens (+134)
- Over/under: 6.5
- Pittsburgh has won six of its 17 games as a favorite this season.
- In nine games with moneyline oddds lower than -159, the Penguins have five wins.
- There is a 61.4% chance that Pittsburgh wins this contest, per the moneyline.
- Pittsburgh and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in nine of 27 matches (33.3%) so far this season.
- In the last 10 games, the Penguins are 3-4-3 (50.0% of possible points).
- They are scoring at a 2.1 goals-per-game average (21 total) over that span.
- On the defensive end, the Penguins have allowed 23 goals (2.3 per game) over those 10 matchups.
- The Canadiens have been the underdog 25 times this season, and upset their opponent in nine, or 36.0%, of those games.
- Montreal has won five of its 16 games when it is the underdog by +134 or longer on the moneyline.
- The win probability for the Canadiens, implied from the moneyline, is 42.7%.
- So far this season, 42.9% of Montreal’s games (12/28) have had more goals than Wednesday’s over/under of 6.5.
- In their last 10 matchups, the Canadiens are 5-4-1 to earn 70.0% of the possible points.
- They have scored 22 goals over that time.
- On the defensive end, the Canadiens have allowed 31 goals (3.1 per game) in those 10 outings.
- Game Day: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: SportsNet Pittsburgh
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
