Penguins at Coyotes 1/18/19 - NHL Hockey O/U Pick & Betting Odds
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Arizona Coyotes
NHL: 9:05 PM ET
Jan. 18, 2019
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : PITT -145 O/U 6.0
The Arizona Coyotes are red hot with wins in 4 of their last 5 games. On Wednesday night they ended the 7-game winning streak of the white hot San Jose Sharks. The key for the Arizona Coyotes has been offensive production as they've scored an average of 4.5 goals in those 4 victories.
However, the Arizona Coyotes have allowed an average of 3.8 goals per game their last 4 games and, on Friday, they are hosting an angry Pittsburgh Penguins team.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins enter Friday's game after two days of rest and they'll certainly be ready to go! The Pittsburgh Penguins are off back to back losses and were held to just 2 goals in each of those defeats.
Prior to the back to back losses, the Pittsburgh Penguins had scored an average of 5 goals per game in their 8 prior games and were on a red hot 10-1 run their last 11 games.
Recent Betting Trends:
Pittsburgh is 3-5 this season when on a streak of 2 or more consecutive losses
Penguins O/U is 5-1 their last 6 road games
Pittsburgh is 6-2 their last 8 road games
Arizona is 4-11 their last 15 home games
Coyotes O/U is 8-5 their last 13 home games
Arizona is 1-4 their last 5 games versus Eastern Conference teams
Free Betting Pick: OVER 6 in Arizona
The Pittsburgh Penguins netminding has certainly been an area of weakness of late. The Pittsburgh Penguins have allowed 4 or more goals in 4 of their past 5 games. The Pittsburgh Penguins have gone a superb 8 for 16 on the power play in their past 6 games. The Arizona Coyotes are a fantastic 4 for 9 on the power play in their past 3 games.
With consideration to all of the above factors, goals are likely to be plentiful in this one and the best (value) is to take the OVER based on a projected final score of Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Arizona Coyotes 3