Oddsmakers currently have the Red Wings listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total is sitting at 5½. Gambling Advisor blog Free Pick: Penguins + 140 The Red Wings came away with a 3-1 win over the Penguins in Game 1 of the series on Saturday night. The Red Wings won that game as -150 favorites, and the four goals fell UNDER the night's posted over/under (5.5). Brad Stuart, Johan Franzen, and Justin Abdelkader scored for Detroit, while Chris Osgood stopped 31 shots in the win. Ruslan Fedotenko scored the lone goal for the Pens, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves in the loss. A few trends to consider:
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Joe Louis Arena in the second game of the Stanley Cup final.
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Detroit is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Pittsburgh
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
