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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Toronto Maple Leafs will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Maple Leafs as -169-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 6-5 loser as they battled the Blue Jackets at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jackets at +210 were rewarded, while the 11 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Penguins were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Canadiens. That made winners of bettors who got Pittsburgh at -141 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 13-12-3 SU
Pittsburgh is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games
Toronto:
Team record: 15-6-6 SU
Toronto is 4-16 ATS in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Minnesota Monday, December 18
Toronto home to New York Tuesday, December 19