Penguins – Lightning Prediction, Trends and Betting Odds – Thursday, March 2, 2023

OddsShopper’s Expert NHL AI walks you through the best betting odds, trends and free predictions for the Lightning’s matchup versus the Penguins.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be on the road Thursday late afternoon to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Pittsburgh Penguins come into Thursday as the underdog, with Tampa Bay Lightning favored to win. The first puck drops at 3/2/2023 7:00 PM ET.

Penguins – Lightning Betting Odds

The Tampa Bay Lightning are favored in this matchup with -162 odds for the moneyline and +148 odds for the -1.5 puck line on SugarHouse.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are +1.5 goal underdogs, with -180 odds and +138 odds for the moneyline in this matchup vs the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Moneyline Odds

Moneyline trends

• The Tampa Bay Lightning have not hit the Moneyline in 3 of their last 9 Home games (ROI: -1.7%)
• In the last 4 of 11 Away games, the Tampa Bay Lightning have not hit the Moneyline bet (ROI: -4.2%)
• In the last 7 of 20 games, the Tampa Bay Lightning have not hit the Moneyline bet (ROI: -3.1%)
• The Pittsburgh Penguins have not covered the Moneyline in 5 of their last 10 Away games (ROI: -23.0%)
• The Pittsburgh Penguins have not covered the Moneyline in 5 of their last 10 Home games (ROI: -17.2%)
• In the last 10 of 20 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have not covered the Moneyline bet (ROI: -20.1%)

Puck Line Odds

Puck Line trends

• In the last 4 of 9 Home games, the Tampa Bay Lightning have covered the Puck Line bet (ROI: 1.7%)
• In the last 6 of 11 Away games, the Tampa Bay Lightning have hit the Puck Line bet (ROI: 14.6%)
• In the last 10 of 20 games, the Tampa Bay Lightning have covered the Puck Line bet (ROI: 8.8%)
• In the last 7 of 10 Away games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have hit the Puck Line bet (ROI: 36.6%)
• The Pittsburgh Penguins have not covered the Puck Line in 7 of their last 10 Home games (ROI: -44.0%)
• The Pittsburgh Penguins have not covered the Puck Line in 9 of their last 20 games (ROI: -3.7%)

Total Odds

Total trends

• In the last 5 of 10 games, the Tampa Bay Lightning have not hit the Total Over bet (ROI: -15.1%)
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have hit the Total Under in 5 of their last 10 games (ROI: 4.0%)
• The Pittsburgh Penguins have covered the Total Over in 5 of their last 10 games (ROI: 7.1%)
• The Pittsburgh Penguins have not hit the Total Under in 5 of their last 10 games (ROI: -11.8%)

Our Penguins – Lightning Pick Recommendation

Our Favorite Player Props for the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Matchup

Player Prop Trends

• In the last 2 of 2 games, Michael Eyssimont has covered the Assists Under bet (ROI: 32.3%)
• Nikita Kucherov has hit the Assists Over in 7 of his last 10 games (ROI: 2.9%)
• Victor Hedman has hit the Assists Under in 6 of his last 10 games (ROI: 10.9%)
• In the last 8 of 10 games, Anthony Cirelli has covered the Assists Under bet (ROI: 7.6%)
• Mikhail Sergachev has hit the Assists Under in 7 of his last 10 games (ROI: 10.8%)

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