Thursday’s NHL offering features a contest between the favored Nashville Predators (11-14-4, -130 on the moneyline to win at home) and the St. Louis Blues (11-13-7, +110 moneyline odds) at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Predators vs. Blues Betting Lines

• Favorite: Predators (-130)
• Underdog: Blues (+110)
• Over/under: 5.5

Predators vs. Blues Quick Facts

• Nashville and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 15 of 29 games this season.
• In 48.4% of St. Louis’ previous games this season (15/31), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.2, is 0.3 less than Thursday’s over/under.
• The seven goals per game these two teams are conceding this season are 1.5 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Predators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Predators Season Stat Insights

• The Predators offense’s 76 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 31st in the league.
• On defense, Nashville has allowed 103 goals (3.6 per game) to rank 26th in league action.
• Their goal differential (-27) ranks them 31st in the league.
• Nashville has put up 15 power-play goals on 91 chances this season, to rank 21st in the NHL.
• The Predators are ranked 23rd in the NHL with a 16.48% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Nashville’s one shorthanded goal this season rank 22nd in the NHL.
• The Predators have the league’s 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 80.85%.
• The Predators’ players win 53.1% of their faceoffs to rank fifth in the league.
• Nashville converts 9.5% of its shots, ranking 30th in the league.
• The Predators have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19.6 hits and 11.2 blocked shots per game.

Predators Moneyline

• Nashville has won five of the eight games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Predators have not won this season with moneyline odds shorter than -130.
• Per the moneyline odds, Nashville has a 56.5% chance of winning this contest.

Predators Leaders

• Ryan O’Reilly: nine goals and 13 assists
• Luke Evangelista: four goals and 16 assists
• Filip Forsberg: 10 goals and 10 assists
• Juuse Saros: 10-10-3 record, .895 save percentage, 67 goals allowed

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Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blues Season Stats Insights

• The Blues’ 79 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 30th in the league.
• St. Louis has conceded 3.4 goals per game, and 107 total, which ranks 31st among all NHL teams.
• Their -28 goal differential ranks 32nd in the league.
• St. Louis has recorded 16 power-play goals this season, which ranks 19th in the NHL (on 81 chances).
• The Blues have the league’s 14th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 19.75%.
• St. Louis has scored two shorthanded goals this season (13th among all NHL teams).
• The Blues’ 25th-ranked penalty kill rate is 77.92%.
• The Blues have the NHL’s 12th-ranked faceoff win percentage (51.5%).
• St. Louis’ collective 10.1% shooting percentage ranks 22nd in the league.
• The Blues have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 23.5 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.

Blues Moneyline Insights

• The Blues have been made the underdog 15 times this season, and upset their opponent nine times.
• St. Louis is 4-5 when it is underdogs of +110 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this matchup implies a 47.6% chance for the Blues to win.

Blues Leaders

• Robert Thomas: six goals and 14 assists
• Dylan Holloway: eight goals and nine assists
• Jordan Kyrou: eight goals and eight assists
• Jordan Binnington: 7-7-5 record, .875 save percentage, 59 goals given up