Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Picks

Detroit's playoff hopes are hanging by a thread, a late-season theme for the Red Wings over the past three years. They can't afford many more losses, and they look to get a win tonight against the Penguins, who have lost seven of 10 against Eastern Conference teams and five straight Tuesday games. Pittsburgh exploded for eight goals in its 8-3 victory over the Islanders, but now the Penguins have to play a back-to-back, and the Red Wings have had two days off. Detroit will have John Gibson in the crease, and he is 27-18-3 with a 2.58 goals-against average with four shutouts this season. Stuart Skinner is likely for the Penguins, and he has lost eight of his past 10 starts. Detroit has gone UNDER in 7 of 10 road games and has allowed 2.8 goals per game over its past 10. Take the Red Wings and the UNDER. 

Detroit has short revenge for a 4-3 road loss to Pittsburgh just two days ago. Now the Red Wings get the Penguins at home. The Red Wings are 6-1-0 on home ice since Dec. 2. Pittsburgh is 1-4 in its last five away games. The Red Wings lead the Eastern Conference with 52 points, which is seven more points than the Penguins have. Each team is projected to start a different goalie than the one who was in net this past Thursday. That means John Gibson for Detroit instead of Cam Talbot. Gibson is the Red Wings' hot goalie with a 9-1 record, a 2.21 goals-against average, and a .925 save percentage and two shutouts in 10 appearances since Dec. 2. Stuart Skinner is likely to start in net for Pittsburgh. The Penguins have allowed 17 goals in the four games Skinner has been in goal for them. Take the Red Wings.

Pittsburgh has won three of four following a long losing streak, as the offense has come alive, scoring 19 goals in four games, including a 5-1 win over Carolina on Tuesday night. Anthony Mantha scored twice, and Stuart Skinner stopped 27 of 28 shots for the Penguins. Detroit is 2-10 in its past 12 Thursday games and 6-0 UNDER playing on no rest. The Red Wings are 6-3-1 UNDER their past 10 games, and last night's game was an easy UNDER as they defeated Winnipeg 2-1. Detroit is on a 5-0 UNDER run against teams with losing records, and it is 5-0 UNDER in the fourth game of a 4-in-6-day stretch. Arturs Silovs is expected to start for Pittsburgh, and he has won his last two starts, including 7-3 over Chicago on Sunday when he stopped 21 of 24 shots. Detroit has lost nine of 19 road games. Take the Penguins and the UNDER.