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Detroit Red Wings
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Pittsburgh Penguins

Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 30, 10:16PM UTC

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NHL
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
Indoor
Fri 2 Jan 2026, 12:00AM
1
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Detroit Red Wings 1.5 Spread -233

For Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL), this is the model’s pick — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $143 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Fri 2 Jan 2026, 12:00AM at PPG Paints Arena.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win72.4%
The price says69.9%
Best price-233

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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Spread
Detroit Red Wings
+1.5
-233
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Detroit Red Wings

  • Mason Appleton COut
  • Michael Rasmussen COut

Pittsburgh Penguins

No players are currently listed out or questionable for this team.

Availability updated Apr 15, 11:01PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and watch the availability of Mason Appleton and Michael Rasmussen.
FactorThis fixture
Availability2 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Pittsburgh PenguinsNo line posted

Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineDetroit Red Wings +1.5No line posted

Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins — what the model found

Our model graded 1 betting market for Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins — 1 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

1
Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 1 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins — recent results

Pittsburgh Penguins have won 2 of their last 5 games; Detroit Red Wings have won 1 of their last 5.

Pittsburgh Penguins — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L0–1PHIAway
W3–2PHIHome
W4–2PHIAway
L2–5PHIAway
L0–3PHIHome
Detroit Red Wings — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–8FLAAway
L3–4TBAway
L3–5NJHome
W6–3PHIHome
L3–4CBJHome

Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins — recent meetings

These two have met 3 times recently: Pittsburgh Penguins won 3, Detroit Red Wings won 0.

DatePittsburgh PenguinsDetroit Red WingsWinner
Mar 3151Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 341Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 243Pittsburgh Penguins

Who’s out or in doubt

2 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Detroit Red Wings
PlayerStatus
Mason Appleton COUT
Michael Rasmussen COUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Wings vs Penguins, or as Penguins vs Wings. The most recent game between them was Friday 2 January 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The model has generated 1 game pick for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 3 meetings on record
Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 across the last 3 meetings
DateGameScoreWinner
31 Mar 2026Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins5–1Pittsburgh Penguins
3 Jan 2026Pittsburgh Penguins @ Detroit Red Wings1–4Pittsburgh Penguins
2 Jan 2026Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Pittsburgh Penguins
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