Penguins – Capitals Prediction, Trends and Betting Odds – Thursday, January 26, 2023

OddsShopper’s Expert NHL AI walks you through the best betting odds, trends and free predictions for the Capitals’s matchup versus the Penguins.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be on the road Thursday late afternoon to take on the Washington Capitals. The Pittsburgh Penguins come into Thursday as the underdog, with Washington Capitals favored to win. The first puck drops at 1/26/2023 7:00 PM ET.

Penguins – Capitals Betting Odds

The Washington Capitals are favored in this matchup with -127 odds for the moneyline and +132 odds for the -1.0 puck line on Unibet.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are +1.0 goal underdogs, with -162 odds and +104 odds for the moneyline in this matchup vs the Washington Capitals.

Moneyline Odds

Moneyline trends

• In the last 6 of 8 Away games, the Washington Capitals have covered the Moneyline bet (ROI: 35.5%)
• The Washington Capitals have not covered the Moneyline in 6 of their last 11 Home games (ROI: -26.3%)
• In the last 8 of 19 games, the Washington Capitals have not hit the Moneyline bet (ROI: -0.3%)
• The Pittsburgh Penguins have not covered the Moneyline in 7 of their last 9 Away games (ROI: -61.3%)
• The Pittsburgh Penguins have not covered the Moneyline in 4 of their last 9 Home games (ROI: -11.4%)
• In the last 11 of 18 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have not hit the Moneyline bet (ROI: -36.3%)

Puck Line Odds

Puck Line trends

• The Washington Capitals have hit the Puck Line in 5 of their last 8 Away games (ROI: 23.1%)
• In the last 8 of 11 Home games, the Washington Capitals have not covered the Puck Line bet (ROI: -43.9%)
• In the last 11 of 19 games, the Washington Capitals have not hit the Puck Line bet (ROI: -15.7%)
• The Pittsburgh Penguins have covered the Puck Line in 6 of their last 9 Away games (ROI: 6.3%)
• In the last 8 of 9 Home games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have not covered the Puck Line bet (ROI: -72.2%)
• In the last 11 of 18 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have not hit the Puck Line bet (ROI: -33.0%)

Total Odds

Total trends

• In the last 5 of 10 games, the Washington Capitals have covered the Total Over bet (ROI: 3.0%)
• In the last 5 of 10 games, the Washington Capitals have not hit the Total Under bet (ROI: -13.5%)
• In the last 6 of 10 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have hit the Total Under bet (ROI: 14.1%)
• The Pittsburgh Penguins have not hit the Total Over in 6 of their last 10 games (ROI: -24.0%)

Our Penguins – Capitals Pick Recommendation

Our Favorite Player Props for the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals Matchup

Player Prop Trends

• Nicklas Backstrom has not covered the Assists Over in 4 of his last 7 games (ROI: -6.3%)
• In the last 5 of 10 games, Evgeny Kuznetsov has not covered the Assists Over bet (ROI: -3.8%)
• Alex Ovechkin has covered the Assists Under in 8 of his last 10 games (ROI: 32.1%)
• Dylan Strome has hit the Assists Under in 8 of his last 10 games (ROI: 25.6%)
• In the last 6 of 9 games, Erik Gustafsson has hit the Assists Under bet (ROI: 5.2%)

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