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Detroit at Pittsburgh

January 1, 2026
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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. 

1 unit on Pittsburgh -124 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.81)
Result:
WIN
2 units on Game Total UNDER 6.5 -108 (risk 2 to return 3.85)
Result:
LOSS
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