{"id":322637,"date":"2025-01-20T11:50:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=322637"},"modified":"2025-01-20T11:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:50:16","slug":"penguins-vs-kings-picks-and-odds-january-20-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/penguins-vs-kings-picks-and-odds-january-20-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Penguins vs. Kings picks and odds Jan. 20: Bet on Fiala and the Kings on Monday night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NHL&#8217;s nine-game MLK Day slate closes out with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The Kings return home for the first time since Jan. 4 as they look to keep pace in the Pacific Division. I&#8217;m backing Los Angeles to get the win and put up goals against the Penguins&#8217; awful defence. Additionally, I have a play on Kevin Fiala&#8217;s shots on goal prop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Penguins vs. Kings picks for Jan. 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penguins vs. Kings picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/ice_hockey\/nhl\">NHL betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:106796\">Embed: #106796<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet:<\/strong> <strong>Fiala over 2.5 shots (-150)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re going to sense a common theme throughout this article, and it&#8217;s that the Penguins haven&#8217;t been able to stop a beach ball this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the many causes of this has been the quantity \u2014 and quality \u2014 of shots they allow per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Natural Stat Trick, Pittsburgh allows the sixth-most scoring chances per 60 (29.4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fiala has tallied three-plus shots in five straight games, which includes a 10-shot outburst against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2014 first-round draftee is having a down year in terms of points. After three straight seasons hitting the 70-point mark, he&#8217;s on pace for just 50 this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With three points and 13 shots in his last two games, though, this could be the start of a turnaround Fiala&#8217;s been looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Pittsburgh ranks 29th in shots allowed\/game (31.1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kings 60-min moneyline (-112):<\/strong> Los Angeles&#8217; defence is elite and is far superior to Pittsburgh&#8217;s offence. Plus, the Kings can score in bunches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kings rank highly in every defensive category:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2nd in goals (2.42\/game)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1st in shots (24.7\/game)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5th in penalty kill percentage (83.2%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd in high-danger chances (9.87\/game)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kings have also been dominant at home this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Home<\/strong>: 14-2-1, +25 goal differential<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Away<\/strong>: 11-11-4, -2 goal differential<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Pittsburgh has lost four of its last five games, with the only win coming against the last-place Buffalo Sabres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kings over 3.5 goals (+110):<\/strong> I&#8217;m choosing this play over the regular game total because I simply don&#8217;t trust the Penguins&#8217; offence versus the Kings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Pittsburgh goaltenders have been dreadful this season. Alex Nedeljkovic and Joel Blomqvist collectively allow the most goals per game (3.65), and have the fifth-lowest save percentage (.891).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Pens&#8217; past eight games, they&#8217;ve allowed over 3.5 goals six times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I expect the trend to continue tonight in an extremely tough road environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 11:10 a.m. ET on 01\/20\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NHL&#8217;s nine-game MLK Day slate closes out with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings. The pregame narrative: The Kings return home for the first time since Jan. 4 as they look to keep pace in the Pacific Division. 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