LiontipsPittsburgh - New Jersey. Predictions & Betting Tips for NHL
Command Analysis
Pittsburgh have been recently playing away most of their games, and have been on a very impressive run. In six games, the team failed to win only against Philadelphia (1:2 B) and Buffalo (2:4). Against Sabres, goaltender DeSmith had been a bit unreliable, blocking only 89% of the shots.
Penguins easily beat Rangers (5:2) and defeated New Jersey twice (6:4 and 5:2). As you can see, Penguins are not used to playing defensive, which is why their performances are high-scoring. Best of all Pittsburgh is playing at home where of 11 meetings only three ended not in their favour.
New Jersey remain in terrible form, and their losing streak has already reached six games. They didn't earn any points either. The Devils lost twice to Pittsburgh (4:6 and 2:5) and were destroyed three times by Rangers. New Jersey's main flaw is their weak defensive play, which is why they simply cannot crack under the opponent's pressure.
The Devils faced the Cops again at home and were once more defeated (3:5). This time the goal was defended by Blackwood, who stopped only 83% of the shots.
Trends
СтавкаCrosby's total over 0,5 goals
Pittsburgh's forward Crosby has scored in four games out of five.
Ставка1st period: Pittsburgh to win
In three head-to-head matches in a row, Pittsburgh was stronger in the first period.
Tip and bets
Since New Jersey is in terrible form, Pittsburgh is an absolute favorite. This season, the teams have played five head-to-head games, three of which were well-deserved victories for Penguins. Right now Penguins are playing at home, where they usually show their best performance.
Our prediction is Pittsburgh to win with a handicap (-1).
Pittsburgh are scoring a lot, and so do New Jersey. The same can be said about their head-to-head games. So we believe that this one will not be different, and it is a good chance to bet on total over.
Our second prediction is total over 5.5 goals.
