Penguins vs. Jets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 21

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets -- both coming off defeats -- will play on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Penguins (-162) versus Jets (+136) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Pittsburgh fell in a 6-5 overtime defeat on the road its last time out on March 18 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Erik Karlsson's three points (two goals and one assist) led the Penguins.

Winnipeg's last game was a road loss, 6-1, to the Boston Bruins on March 19. Brad Lambert (one assist) and Elias Salomonsson (one assist) were among the three Jets skaters who collected one point each in that outing.

Before watching this matchup, here's our pick for which squad will take home the victory in Saturday's hockey action.

Penguins vs. Jets Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Penguins 5 - Jets 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.04 goals)
  

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Penguins vs. Jets Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Penguins-Jets matchup.

• Favorite: Penguins (-162)
• Underdog: Jets (+136)

Penguins Betting Insights

• The Penguins have gone 15-14 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -162 or shorter, Pittsburgh is 4-1 (winning 80.0% of the time).
• The Penguins' implied moneyline win probability is 61.8% in this game.
• Pittsburgh's 68 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 36 times.

Jets Betting Insights

• The Jets have been made an underdog 27 times this season, and won eight, or 29.6%, of those games.
• This season Winnipeg has won two of its seven games when it's the underdog by at least +136 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Jets, based on the moneyline, is 42.4%.
• Winnipeg has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 32 of 68 games this season.

Penguins Key Stats

• Pittsburgh has scored the seventh-most goals in the league (234 total, 3.4 per game).
• The Penguins have conceded 200 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking ninth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
• Its +34 goal differential is the sixth-best in the league.
• The 49 power-play goals the Penguins have put up this season (on 195 power-play chances) are the fifth-most in the NHL.
• Pittsburgh's 25.13% power-play conversion rate is the third-best in the league.
• The Penguins have capitalized with five shorthanded goals this season (14th among NHL squads).
• Pittsburgh's 84.16% penalty-kill success rate leads the league.
• Pittsburgh wins 48.5% of its faceoffs to rank 24th in the NHL.
• The Penguins shoot 11.9% as a team (sixth in the league).

Jets Key Stats

• Winnipeg's 191 goals on the season (2.8 per game) rank 25th in the NHL.
• The Jets have conceded 209 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 15th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -18, the team is 21st in the league.
• With 34 power-play goals (on 189 chances), the Jets are 24th in the NHL.
• Winnipeg's power-play percentage (17.99) ranks the team 23rd in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Jets have five.
• Winnipeg's has the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.72%).
• At 50.8%, Winnipeg has the league's 12th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The 10.7% shooting percentage of the Jets is 20th in the league.