Saturday, October 10, 2015

Gila River Arena

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, October 10, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at -105 and the Coyotes at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The Pittsburgh Penguins finished last season with a 43 - 27 record. They scored 98 points and 221 goals while giving up 210 goals. They had 254 power play opportunities and scored 49 powerplay goals for a 19.29 powerplay percentage. They attempted 2,726 shots on goal and surrendered 2,551 shots. Their overall save percentage was 92%.

The Arizona Coyotes finished last season with a 24 - 50 record. They scored 56 points and 170 goals while giving up 272 goals. They had 230 power play opportunities and scored 46 powerplay goals for a 20 powerplay percentage. They attempted 2393 shots on goal and surrendered 2722 shots. Their overall save percentage was 90%.

The Penguins are 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games and 40-19 in their last 59 vs. the Pacific. They are 5-16 in their last 21 overall, 2-7 in their last 9 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 1 day rest.

The under is 4-1 in Penguins last 5 road games, 14-4-3 in the Penguins last 21 vs. the Pacific and 20-6-2 in their last 28 vs. the Western Conference. The under is also 15-5 in their last 20 games playing on 1 day rest, 15-5-2 in their last 22 Saturday games and 18-7-1 in their last 26 overall.

The Coyotes are 16-36 in their last 52 home games, 7-19 in their last 26 vs. the Eastern Conference, 14-43 in their last 57 overall and 6-22 in their last 28 Saturday games. They are also 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on no days rest, 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning % below .400, 0-8 in their last 8 vs. the Metropolitan and 0-5 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.

The under is 6-1 in the Coyotes last 7 overall, 9-2-1 in their last 12 home games and 4-1-2 in their last 7 Saturday games. However, the over is 6-2-1 in their last 9 games playing on no days rest and 5-2 in their last 7 vs. a team with a winning % below .400.

Head to head, the under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. The Penguins are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 0-1 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 0-1-0 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 0-0 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 0-0-0 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/06/15 RW Eric Fehr Elbow out indefinitely

10/06/15 RW Pascal Dupuis Lower Body expected to miss 4-5 weeks

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Tony's Pick: Take Arizona

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