Kings vs. Penguins NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 9

The Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins -- both coming off defeats in their last game -- will face each other on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The bookmakers have made the Kings solid favorites at -155 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Penguins are at +130.

Los Angeles' most recent game was a 5-2 home loss against the Florida Panthers on Nov. 6. The Kings got one point apiece out of six players, including Joel Edmundson (one assist) and Quinton Byfield (one assist).

Pittsburgh lost on the road 2-1 to the New Jersey Devils on Nov. 8 in its most recent game, falling 2-0 in a shootout. Three Penguins players recorded one point each in that outing, including Sidney Crosby (one assist) and Bryan Rust (one assist).

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will come out on top in Sunday's hockey action.

Kings vs. Penguins Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Kings 3 - Penguins 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.09 goals)
  

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Kings vs. Penguins Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Kings-Penguins game.

• Favorite: Kings (-155)
• Underdog: Penguins (+130)

Kings Betting Insights

• In the nine times this season the Kings have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 3-6 in those games.
• Los Angeles is 2-1 (victorious in 66.7% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Kings' implied win probability is 60.8%.
• In seven games this season, Los Angeles and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Penguins Betting Insights

• The Penguins have been made an underdog 14 times this season, and won eight, or 57.1%, of those games.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 4-4 when it's been set as an underdog of +130 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 43.5% chance of victory for the Penguins.
• Pittsburgh has played nine games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles ranks 26th in the NHL with 41 goals scored (2.7 per game).
• Defensively, the Kings are conceding 46 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 16th in NHL action.
• It has the league's 22nd-ranked goal differential at -5.
• The eight power-play goals the Kings have put up this season rank 21st in the NHL (on 47 power-play chances).
• Los Angeles' 17.02% power-play conversion rate ranks 21st in the league.
• The Kings have recorded three shorthanded goals this season (second among NHL squads).
• Los Angeles kills 77.19% of opponent power plays, the 20th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Los Angeles wins 49.8% of its faceoffs to rank 17th in the NHL.
• The Kings have a 9.3% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 28th in the league.

Penguins Key Stats

• Pittsburgh's 55 goals on the season (3.4 per game) rank fifth in the league.
• The Penguins' total of 42 goals allowed (2.6 per game) is 11th in the league.
• With a goal differential of +13, the team is third-best in the league in that category.
• The Penguins have 14 power-play goals (fourth-most in NHL) on 40 chances.
• Pittsburgh's power-play percentage (35%) is No. 1 in the league.
• This season, the Penguins have one shorthanded goal (12th in league).
• Pittsburgh's has the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage (85.11%).
• Pittsburgh wins 49.7% of faceoffs, 18th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Penguins' 12.4% shooting percentage is sixth in the league.