Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Minnesota Wild odds, tips and betting trends
The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Minnesota Wild at PPG Paints Arena on Monday, December 18 at 7:00 PM ET. The game airs on BSN, BSWI, SportsNet PT, and ESPN+.
Pittsburgh was handed a 7-0 defeat on the road its last time out on December 16 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Minnesota got a 2-1 home victory over the Vancouver Canucks on December 16 in its last game, winning the shootout 1-0.
Here is everything you need to get ready for Monday’s hockey game.
- Favorite: Penguins (-122)
- Underdog: Wild (+103)
- Over/under: 6
- Pittsburgh has gone 7-11 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
- In 15 games with moneyline odds shorter than -122 this season, the Penguins have been victorious seven times.
- The moneyline odds say Pittsburgh has a 55.0% chance of winning this game.
- Pittsburgh has combined with its opponent to score more than 6 goals in 16 of 29 games this season.
- Over the past 10 contests, the Penguins have earned 55.0% of the possible points with a 4-3-3 record.
- They have put up 22 goals during that stretch.
- On the defensive end, the Penguins have given up 29 goals (2.9 per game) in those 10 outings.
- The Wild have secured an upset victory in two, or 15.4%, of the 13 games they have played while the underdog this season.
- Minnesota has seven games this season playing as the underdog by +103 or longer, and is 1-6 in those contests.
- The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 49.3% chance for the Wild to win.
- In 53.6% of Minnesota’s previous games this season (15/28), the teams combined to score more than Monday’s over/under of 6 goals.
- In the past 10 games, the Wild have gone 7-3-0 (85.0% of possible points).
- They have scored 28 goals during that time.
- On the defensive side, the Wild have allowed 1.7 goals per game (17 total) in those 10 outings.
- Game Day: Monday, December 18, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
