Pens Host the Lightning as Crosby is Out with the Mumps

          The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Consol Energy Centre. Oddsmakers currently have the Lightning listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game’s total is sitting at 5½. The Penguins were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jackets. That made winners of bettors who got Columbus at -104 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors. Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 4-2 result against the Capitals on December 13. Bettors who backed the Capitals at -105 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Tampa Bay: Team record: 19-9-3 Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 16 of Tampa Bay’s last 24 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Pittsburgh: Team record: 19-6-4 Pittsburgh is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games Pittsburgh is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games at home Next up: Tampa Bay at Philadelphia Tuesday, December 16 Pittsburgh home to Colorado Thursday, December 18   To Comment on this thread and all other sports and sports gambling topics please visit our popular online gambling forum at Handicappers Hideaway and don’t forget to enter our daily and weekly fantasy sports contests at our sister site HHFantasy and win some of the thousands of dollars given away each day.