Calgary was a 4-3 shootout winner in the first meeting this season, and the Flames have won five of seven meetings against Pittsburgh, which has lost 14 of its past 20 games and five of seven at home. Dan Vladar is probable today for the Flames after Dustin Wolf gave up four goals against Columbus on Friday. Vladar has a 2.59 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. He stopped 25 of 27 shots in a 2-1 loss to Detroit on Wednesday. Pittsburgh comes off a 2-1 win over Boston with Tristan Jarry stopping 31 of 32 shots, but Alex Nedeljkovic is expected to start tonight, and he is 3-4-3 with a 3.42 goals-against average. The Penguins have gone OVER five of seven against the Pacific Division, and they are 6-1 OVER after allowing two or fewer goals in their previous game. Also, Pittsburgh is 6-1 OVER playing on no rest. In its previous game, Calgary has won six of seven after scoring two or fewer goals. Take the Flames and the OVER.
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Who was the public on? 63% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Penguins to win on the moneyline. And, 58% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Calgary would win by a score of 3.5 to 2.8 with Calgary winning on the moneyline and the game going OVER the total.
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Calgary at Pittsburgh
7:00 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 70% of the public money was on Calgary Flames to win on the moneyline. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Calgary would win by a score of 3.9 to 2.5 with Calgary winning on the moneyline, Pittsburgh winning on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 60% of the public money was on Calgary Flames to win on the moneyline. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Calgary would win by a score of 2.7 to 2.3 with Calgary winning on the moneyline, Pittsburgh winning on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 55% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Penguins to win on the moneyline. And, 61% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Calgary would win by a score of 3.5 to 2.9 with Calgary winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Calgary at Pittsburgh
7:07 PM Eastern
Calgary had a winning record last season, including 18-11-12 on the road. The Flames have a balanced offense and a defense that was 13th in goals allowed and third in shots on goal given up. They opened the new season with a 5-3 victory over Winnipeg and have won six of their last nine road contests. Pittsburgh has split its first two games, including losing its only home game to Chicago, 4-2, as a -235 favorite. The Penguins are in a difficult situational spot after playing at Washington last night. Pittsburgh is 10-16 in the second of a back-to-back, plus 16-21 after scoring 4 or more in the last game. Play Calgary.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 64% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Penguins to win on the moneyline. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Pittsburgh would win by a score of 3.1 to 2.2 with Pittsburgh winning on the moneyline, Calgary winning on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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