Stanley Cup Betting Preview: San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Game 1 Odds

May 29th, 2016 by OddsShark.com Leave a reply »
The Pittsburgh Penguins are set as the betting favorites for both Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final and the championship series overall as they get set to battle the San Jose Sharks starting on Monday night in Game 1 at the Consol Energy Center.

The Penguins are listed as the -149 favorites (bet $149 to win $100) at home for Game 1 at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark, with the total set at 5.5 goals. Pittsburgh is also a -120 favorite on the overall Stanley Cup series prices at the sportsbooks, with San Jose listed at even money.

Sidney Crosby and Co. are coming off a hard-fought seven-game series against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final, edging the Bolts by a score of 2-1 in the deciding Game 7 of the series last Thursday night at home as -208 favorites.

Bryan Rust scored both goals for the Penguins in that Game 7 victory—he has five so far during Pittsburgh's postseason run—with Evgeni Malkin assisting on both tallies. Matt Murray, in the starter's role for the Penguins once again, allowed just one goal on 17 shots.

The Penguins needed only six games to get past the Washington Capitals i ...

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