10* Wings (BEST OF BEST)

Great value here on Detroit as a slight home dog. Both teams are 2-1, but we can't understate how important we feel that the home ice advantage will be in this one. These teams went 1-1-1 last year in the regular season. They played twice in the preseason and the Wings won both games. Pittsburgh is off a 5-2 win over Calgary at home despite getting outshot 36-29. That type of performance won't get the job done on the road here. Detroit comes in off a convincing 4-0 win over Columbus. The Wings are built to beat teams like this and the oddsmakers are slow in recognizing how far that Detroit has come already this season. We say that home ice is a big factor in the final outcome of this one; the play is indeed on Detroit!

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