Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins odds, tips and betting trends
Two teams at the top of the Eastern Conference standings square off when the eighth-place Pittsburgh Penguins (28-21-9) host the fifth-place Tampa Bay Lightning (37-17-4) at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday at 6:00 PM ET.
Pittsburgh earned a 3-2 victory on the road its last time out on February 25 against the St. Louis Blues.
Tampa Bay won its last game 3-0 on the road against the Detroit Red Wings on February 25.
As hockey matchups continue, prepare for the contest with what you need to know ahead of Sunday’s game.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Penguins (-114)
- Underdog: Lightning (-106)
- Over/under: 6.5
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- Pittsburgh has gone 24-16 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
- In 40 games with shorter than -114 moneyline odds this season, the Penguins have won 24.
- There is a 53.3% chance that Pittsburgh wins this game, per the moneyline.
- Pittsburgh and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 26 of 58 games this season.
- In the past 10 games, the Penguins have secured 70.0% of the possible points with a 4-6-0 record.
- They have put up 28 goals during that time.
- Defensively, the Penguins have allowed 37 goals (3.7 per game) in those 10 matchups.
- The Lightning have claimed an upset victory in three of the 10 games they have played as an underdog this season.
- Tampa Bay has gone 2-6 when bookmakers have made them underdogs of -106 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline in this contest implies a 51.5% chance for the Lightning to win.
- So far this season, 50.0% of Tampa Bay’s games (29/58) have had more goals than Sunday’s over/under of 6.5.
- In the past 10 contests, the Lightning have gone 5-2-3 (60.0% of possible points).
- They are scoring at a 3.3 goals-per-game average (33 total) over that span.
- Over on the defensive end, the Lightning have allowed 2.6 goals per game (26 total) in those 10 matchups.
- Game Day: Sunday, February 26, 2023
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NHL Network
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
