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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Boston Bruins

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Boston Bruins meet at TD Garden.

Oddsmakers opened the Bruins as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

In their last action, Boston was a 5-4 winner at home against the Devils. Bettors on Boston at -212 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 2-1 winner at home against the Islanders. Bettors on Pittsburgh at -106 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Pittsburgh:
Team record: 23-11-2 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Pittsburgh is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games

Boston:
Team record: 18-9-5 SU
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games

Next up:
Pittsburgh at Boston Saturday, April 3