A day after giving up the lead in the Metropolitan Division, the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to reclaim first place with a win over the Dallas Stars in Sunday’s action on the ice. OVER bettors tailing the Penguins are laughing all the way to the bank right now, as the OVER is 8-2 in Pittsburgh’s past 10 games.
Sportsbook opened the Pens as -141 home favorites with a total of six.
- The UNDER is 4-0 in the Stars' last four games.
- The home team is 5-1 in the last six meetings between the Stars and Penguins.
- The UNDER is 5-2 in the last seven meetings between the Stars and Penguins.
Pittsburgh fell one point behind Washington for first place thanks to a 5-2 setback to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. The Pens remain only one point ahead of third-place Philadelphia in the tight division race. Regardless, the Penguins remain a fantastic home team. Pittsburgh has won 13 of its past 14 in Pennsylvania.
The Stars have dropped three of their past four on the road and will face four teams in playoff position in their upcoming road trip. Dallas is fresh off a 2-1 triumph over Anaheim in which captain Jamie Benn set up Devin Shore’s power-play goal in the third period.
Betting on the Stars to win two straight hasn’t been a good idea, though. In the Stars’ last five following a win, they’re 0-5 SU.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to side with the Pittsburgh Penguins in this one found them earlier as -155 favorites on the NHL money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under total instead? It was hovering near 6 at its open earlier today at Sportsbook and may have moved.
Odds Shark score prediction models pick a 3-2.8 result in favor of the Stars today. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NHL matchups here.
Dallas Stars vs Pittsburgh Penguins Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Pittsburgh Penguins sport a record of 39-26-4 heading into this matchup, while the Dallas Stars sit at 38-24-6 on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 38-29-2 for the Penguins and 34-32-2 for the Stars. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Pittsburgh vs Dallas injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 2 (Pittsburgh Penguins) and the No. 18 (Dallas Stars) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up the Pittsburgh Penguins No. 6-ranked offense (3.28 goals per game) against a Dallas Stars defense that ranks No. 4 at 2.6 goals per game allowed. The Penguins Sportsbook has clicked at a 26.03% rate while the Stars have a 83.4% rate on the penalty kill.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
In their last action, Dallas was a 2-1 Sportsbook at home against the Ducks. Bettors on Dallas at -151 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
The Penguins were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Maple Leafs. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Toronto at -102 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
- Dallas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
- Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
- Pittsburgh is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
- Pittsburgh is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Dallas at Montreal, Tuesday, March 13th
Pittsburgh at New York, Wednesday, March 14th
