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NHL
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
Indoor
Sat 13 Dec 2025, 3:00 PM ET
San Jose Sharks
VS
Pittsburgh Penguins

San Jose Sharks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction & Picks

Our model graded 2 markets for San Jose Sharks vs Pittsburgh Penguins and backs San Jose Sharks 1.5 hardest, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $157.

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Game markets graded
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The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
San Jose Sharks
with a 1.5-goal head start
San Jose Sharks 1.5 Spread
You bet$10 If it wins$15.71Best price-175
Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win68.5%
The price says63.7%

The model graded 2 markets for San Jose Sharks vs Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $157 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Sat 13 Dec 2025, 3:00 PM ET at PPG Paints Arena.

This game's bets

The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread San Jose Sharks 1.5 High68% chance -175
Shots on Goal × 1 prop Highup to 83% Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins last met on Sat 13 Dec 2025. Their next game gets a fresh preview here the moment it is priced. Today's board: every NHL game priced right now.

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Game picks

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Spread
San Jose Sharks
+1.5
-175
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

San Jose Sharks

  • Alexander Wennberg CDay-to-day
  • Quentin Musty LWOut
  • Kyle Keyser GOut

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Ben Kindel COut
  • Bryan Rust RWDay-to-day
  • Samuel Girard DDay-to-day
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk DOut
  • Justin Brazeau RWOut
  • Ryan Graves DOut
Availability updated Oct 21, 2:07PM 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 San Jose Sharks vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 9 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability9 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Player props

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Will Smith San Jose Sharks Shots on Goal

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Pittsburgh PenguinsNo line posted
1-4last 5 record
GF/G2.4GA/G4.4Shots/G24.6vs Sharks3-2

San Jose Sharks @ Pittsburgh Penguins moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineSan Jose Sharks +1.5No line posted
2-3last 5 record
GF/G2.6GA/G3.4Shots/G33.0vs Penguins1-4

San Jose Sharks @ Pittsburgh Penguins puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

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

San Jose Sharks @ Pittsburgh Penguins — what the model found

Our model graded 2 betting markets for San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins — 1 on the game itself and 1 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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Game markets graded
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Player bets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 2 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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San Jose Sharks vs Pittsburgh Penguins — recent results

Pittsburgh Penguins have won 1 of their last 5 games; San Jose Sharks have won 2 of their last 5.

Pittsburgh Penguins — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L4–5UTAAway
L2–6VGKAway
L2–5COLAway
L3–5CHIAway
W2–1DALHome
San Jose Sharks — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W4–3MTLAway
L1–3TORAway
L3–4DETAway
W3–2NSHAway
L3–6BOSHome

Who’s out or in doubt

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

Pittsburgh Penguins
PlayerStatus
Ben Kindel COUT
Bryan Rust RWDAY-TO-DAY
Samuel Girard DDAY-TO-DAY
Trevor van Riemsdyk DOUT
Justin Brazeau RWOUT
Ryan Graves DOUT
San Jose Sharks
PlayerStatus
Alexander Wennberg CDAY-TO-DAY
Quentin Musty LWOUT
Kyle Keyser GOUT

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 San Jose Sharks vs Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Sharks vs Penguins, or as Penguins vs Sharks. The most recent game between them was Saturday 13 December 2025 at PPG Paints Arena. The model has generated 1 game pick and 1 player prop for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

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