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NHL Best Betting Picks and Predictions Today for Rangers vs. Penguins on Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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Written by Tone's Takes
Our NHL handicapper provides his best bets from the Tuesday, December 20, 2022 slate, featuring the game between the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Not only do we give you picks from one of the best hockey handicappers out there, but we also provide the results from our predictive analytics model, known as DimersBOT, which runs over 10,000 simulations of every major pro and college sport to identify the bets worth placing, and where we may have identified an edge against the sportsbooks' odds. We assess our probabilities against the money line odds, the puck line and the total, otherwise known as the Over/Under, and then tell you where the best odds and lines are available, allowing you to bet like a sharp and maximize your profits
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Before Tone shares his wisdom, check out our below predictions from DimersBOT, our predictive analytics model. It has run 10,000 simulations for each game on the December 20, 2022 slate to give you the most accurate look at what you'll be betting on at PPG Paints Arena. These probabilities will continue to update right up until puck drop, so keep an eye on them and see if you can get yourself some value.
Rangers vs. Penguins Predictions
| Money line | 55% chance the Penguins win |
| Puck line | 67% chance the Rangers cover (+1.5) |
| Over/Under | 55% chance the Over hits (5.5) |
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 - 7:00PM ET
PICK: Rangers at Penguins Over 5.5 (-130)
The Pittsburgh Penguins host the New York Rangers tonight in a rematch of an epic first round playoff series from a year ago.
New York erased a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the Penguins in 7 games. In what everyone expected to be a low scoring series turned out to be the complete opposite as all seven games went over the total as the games averaged 8.1 goals per game.
I am going to look in that same direction tonight. Reigning Vezina trophy winner Igor Shesterkin is not having a repeat season thus far. Igor has a solid .919 save percentage but that number is way down from his .935 mark last season.
He has been better on the road However as he sports a 9-0-1 record with .933 Save Percentage. Tristan Jarry has been very good for the Pens this season as he sports a .921 save percentage, which increases to .934 at home.
Goaltending and defensively, both teams are very tough but I am going to focus on the offenses here. New York is averaging 3.6 goals per game on the road this season, where they have the 7th most high danger scoring chances.
The Penguins are averaging 3.5 goals per game at home this season, where they have the 7th most high danger scoring chances. The Rangers are playing their 3rd game in 4 nights so they could have some tired legs, which could lead to some defensive miscues.
Pittsburgh will be ready to play this game as they look for playoff revenge. I'll pay a little juice to get this number to 5.5 as I could see a 4-2 Penguin win tonight, so bet Rangers at Penguins Over 5.5 (-130) with BetMGM.
MORE: Dimers' full betting preview for Rangers vs. Penguins
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