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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction

Our pick: Pittsburgh Penguins to win at 1.55, locked when this prediction was published. It was the market favourite with the bookmaker margin removed; the analysis below is written from match data.

Pittsburgh Penguins

vs

PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh)

Winnipeg Jets

Result

Lost

Pittsburgh Penguins 2 · Winnipeg Jets 3

Winnipeg Jets won

How our call settled

Our pick, Pittsburgh Penguins to win at locked odds 1.55, lost. It was published with 64% confidence, leaving a 36% chance for Winnipeg Jets to win, the outcome that came in.

At the last price check before the start the best price on Pittsburgh Penguins to win was still 1.55.

Analysis

Pittsburgh Penguins take on Winnipeg Jets on 5 October 2026, a fixture listed under NHL. The bookmaker line makes Pittsburgh Penguins the favourite at 1.55, which is 61.3% once the bookmaker margin is removed, against Winnipeg Jets at 2.45 (38.8%).

The head-to-head record in our data feed, all competitions combined, shows 15 meetings since 2017: Pittsburgh Penguins won 8 and Winnipeg Jets won 7. Pittsburgh Penguins have played 1 game in the NHL this season (1 won, 0 lost), form W. Winnipeg Jets have played 1 game this season (0 won, 1 lost), form L.

The call is Pittsburgh Penguins to win, overtime and shootout included, at 64% confidence: the market's margin-free 61.3% for Pittsburgh Penguins, moved up 3.0 points by the head-to-head record, recent results and the season record; while our results records are thin, the move is limited to 3 points. Line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders are not available, so late team news is the main risk to this pick.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · Pittsburgh Penguins 1.55 Our pick
2 · Winnipeg Jets 1.03

Best price for each outcome before the start; our pick shows its locked odds.

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