Ben Kindel

Pittsburgh Penguins · C · #81

VGK @ PIT · Today 7:00 PM

Over Under0.5

Over 0.5 Assists, typical price +2176 sportsbooks · consensus lineUpdated

What's different tonight

Over 0.5 · facts from past games, not a pick

TonightTeammate out
Bryan Rust: Injured Reserve (lower body)
Over 0.5 without him: 5 of 11; with him: 13 of 81 (92 games as teammates)
Teammate out
Evgeni Malkin: Out (lower body)
Over 0.5 without him: 8 of 25; with him: 10 of 69 (94 games as teammates)
Teammate out
Trevor van Riemsdyk: Injured Reserve (lower body)
Over 0.5 without him: 1 of 7; with him: 2 of 4 (11 games as teammates)
Opposing goalie
Adin Hill (Expected)
Saves: 233 of 262 (.889) over his last 10 games · 5 of VGK's last 10 starts

60%3 of 5L20 · Without Rust

Over 0.5 Assists cleared in 3 of 5 games without Bryan Rust (his last 20 games).

vs FLA, 2026-04-05: 0, missed, 11.6 min (not counted)
at NJ, 2026-04-09: 0, missed, 14.8 min (not counted)
at STL, 2026-04-14: 1, cleared, 18.1 min
vs PHI, 2026-04-18: 0, missed, 13 min (not counted)
vs PHI, 2026-04-20: 0, missed, 11 min (not counted)
at PHI, 2026-04-22: 0, missed, 13.1 min (not counted)
at PHI, 2026-04-25: 0, missed, 10.3 min (not counted)
vs PHI, 2026-04-27: 0, missed, 11.8 min (not counted)
at PHI, 2026-04-29: 0, missed, 19.5 min (not counted)
vs MTL, 2026-10-03: 0, missed, 14.3 min
vs WPG, 2026-10-05: 1, cleared, 18.6 min
at WSH, 2026-10-07: 1, cleared, 19.6 min (not counted)
at CBJ, 2026-10-09: 0, missed, 17.3 min (not counted)
vs DAL, 2026-10-10: 0, missed, 19.5 min (not counted)
at CHI, 2026-10-13: 0, missed, 17.1 min (not counted)
at COL, 2026-10-16: 0, missed, 15 min (not counted)
at VGK, 2026-10-17: 0, missed, 15.6 min (not counted)
at UTAH, 2026-10-19: 0, missed, 18.9 min (not counted)
vs UTAH, 2026-10-29: 1, cleared, 16.5 min
at MTL, 2026-10-31: 0, missed, 16.8 min

ClearedMissedThe 0.5 linehis 2026–27 time on ice

Splits

Over 0.5 · L20 · counts, not in order

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With or without

Over 0.5 · L20

Erik KarlssonD
Sidney CrosbyC
Bryan RustRWInjured Reserve
Evgeni MalkinCOut
Trevor van RiemsdykDInjured Reserve

The three skaters with the most points a game among those playing 12+ minutes, over their last 20 games, then anyone else in the rotation ruled out tonight. Only games they were teammates on the Penguins count; “without” is a game he didn't play.

Last vs VGK

Assists: 0 in 15.6 min, Oct 17 (away)

Over 0.5 hit in 1 of 3 games against VGK on record

L20 · Without Rust · Over 0.5

Average: 0.6; +0.1 vs line
Median: 1; +0.5 vs line
Hit rate: 60%; 3 of 5
Price implies: 32%; at +217
Books’ fair: 27%; margin removed
Time on ice: 16.9; 5 games · 14.9 in 2025–26

Research, not a pick. We have no number of our own on this line yet; the market makes the Over 0.5 27%.

Lines posted now

Over hits, L20 · Without Rust

Every line posted now: the typical price on each side and how many sportsbooks price it.
Line	Over	Under	L20
	+2176 books	−3432 books	3/5
	+13001 book	—	0/5

Compare 6 sportsbooks and 2 pick'em apps at 0.5

Each sportsbook's price for the Over and the Under 0.5 Assists, with when we read it; the best current price is marked.
Sportsbook · read	Over 0.5	Under 0.5
DraftKings7 min ago	+250Best	−350
Pinnacle4 min ago	+235	−337Best
FanDuel8 min ago	+230	—
Bally Bet4 min ago	+205	—
betPARX1 min ago	+205	—
BetRivers1 min ago	+205	—
Sleeperpick'em, posted now	Line posted, no price
Underdogpick'em, posted now	Line posted, no price

Prices as of 3:07 PM ET. The page leads with the Over's typical price; these are each sportsbook's own.

The consensus line

0.5

Over +220 → +217 since first seen

Ben Kindel's full game log and splits