Blues vs. Wild betting preview

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The St. Louis Blues (0-0-0) have -125 moneyline odds to win when they host the Minnesota Wild (0-0-0), who have +105 odds, on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Blues to win vs Wild -125

Bet $20, Payout $36.00

Blues vs. Wild Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Blues (-125)
  • Underdog: Wild (+105)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Blues vs. Wild Quick Facts

  • In 48 games last season, St. Louis and its opponent combined for more than 5.5 goals.
  • Minnesota combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 42 of 88 games last season.
  • These teams scored 5.8 goals per game combined, 0.3 more than this one’s over/under.
  • Opponents of these two teams averaged 5.7 goals per game combined, 0.2 more than this one’s over/under.
  • In terms of goals scored, the Blues were 13th in the league, and the Wild were 25th.
  • The Wild were 15th in the league in goals surrendered, and the Blues were 11th.

Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blues Season Stat Insights

  • The Blues’ 250 total goals (3.0 per game) made them the 13th-ranked scoring team in the NHL last season.
  • St. Louis was 11th in goals against, giving up 231 total goals (2.8 per game) in NHL action.
  • Their goal differential (+19) ranked 13th in the league.
  • The 43 power-play goals St. Louis scored last season (21st in the NHL) came via 195 chances.
  • The Blues were 16th in the league with a 22.05% power-play conversion rate.
  • St. Louis scored four shorthanded goals last season (21st among all NHL teams).
  • The Blues’ 74.35% penalty-kill success rate ranked 27th in the league.
  • The Blues won the 10th-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 51.6%.
  • St. Louis scored on 11.4% of its shots as a team (eighth in league).
  • The Blues did not secure a shutout last season. Their skaters averaged 24.4 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Blues Moneyline

  • The Blues won 23 of their 32 games when favored on the moneyline last season (71.9%).
  • St. Louis went 19-8 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -125 or shorter.
  • The Blues have a 55.6% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Blues Leaders

  • One of St. Louis’ leading offensive players last season was Robert Thomas, who had 81 points (21 goals, 60 assists) and played an average of 19:57 per game.
  • Jordan Kyrou had 69 points (0.8 per game), scoring 36 goals and adding 33 assists.
  • Dylan Holloway had 26 goals and 37 assists for St. Louis.
  • Jordan Binnington had a record of 28-22-5. He allowed 145 goals (2.69 goals against average) and recorded 1,305 saves.

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

  • The Wild had 225 goals last season (2.7 per game), 25th in the league.
  • Minnesota’s total of 236 goals allowed (2.9 per game) was 15th in the NHL.
  • Their -11 goal differential was 18th in the league.
  • With 43 power-play goals (on 207 chances), Minnesota was 21st in the NHL.
  • The Wild’s power-play percentage (20.77) put them 20th in the league.
  • Minnesota had four shorthanded goals (21st in NHL).
  • At 72.41%, the Wild had the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • At 46.7%, the Wild had the league’s 29th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
  • Minnesota’s 10% shooting percentage was 25th in the league.
  • The Wild did not hold their opponents scoreless once last season.

Wild Moneyline Insights

  • The Wild were an underdog in 46 games last season, and won 19 (41.3%).
  • Minnesota had a record of 17-24 in games when oddsmakers pegged it as an underdog of at least +105 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline in this contest implies a 48.8% chance of victory for the Wild.

Wild Leaders

  • Matthew Boldy’s 73 points last season made him a pivotal offensive option for Minnesota. He had 27 goals and 46 assists in 82 games.
  • Marco Rossi collected 60 points last season, with 24 goals and 36 assists.
  • Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov was among the top offensive players on the team with 56 total points (25 goals and 31 assists).
  • Filip Gustavsson was 31-19-6 in 58 games last season, conceding 146 goals (2.6 goals against average) with a .914 save percentage (fifth-best in the league).
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