Blues vs. Ducks betting preview

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Friday’s NHL matchup between the St. Louis Blues (30-27-6) and the Anaheim Ducks (27-27-7) at Honda Center sees the Blues as road favorites (-155 moneyline odds to win) against the Ducks (+130). The game starts at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Blues to win vs Ducks -155

Bet $20, Payout $32.90

Blues vs. Ducks Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Blues (-155)
  • Underdog: Ducks (+130)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Blues vs. Ducks Quick Facts

  • St. Louis and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 31 of 63 games this season.
  • Anaheim has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 29 of 61 games this season.
  • Friday’s over/under is 0.1 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.4 for these two teams.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.5 less than the 6.0 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blues Season Stat Insights

  • The Blues offense’s 178 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 19th in the NHL.
  • On defense, St. Louis has given up 188 goals (3.0 per game) to rank 21st in NHL play.
  • Their goal differential (-10) ranks them 18th in the league.
  • St. Louis’ 28 power-play goals this season (28th in the NHL) have come on 142 chances.
  • The Blues are 23rd in the league with a 19.72% power-play conversion rate this season.
  • St. Louis has scored a total of two shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Blues rank 30th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 70.67%.
  • With a 51.1% faceoff win rate, the Blues have the 12th-ranked rate in the NHL.
  • St. Louis converts 10.4% of its shots, ranking 14th in the league.
  • The Blues’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 24.1 hits and 14.7 blocked shots per game.

Blues Moneyline

  • Through 17 games as the moneyline favorite this season, St. Louis has won 10 of those games.
  • In eight games with lower than -155 moneyline odds this season, the Blues have been victorious in six.
  • The moneyline odds say St. Louis has a 60.8% chance of winning this game.

Blues Leaders

  • Robert Thomas: 17 goals and 34 assists
  • Jordan Kyrou: 24 goals and 24 assists
  • Dylan Holloway: 20 goals and 26 assists
  • Jordan Binnington: 19-20-4 record, .899 save percentage, 117 goals conceded

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Ducks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Ducks Season Stats Insights

  • The Ducks’ 159 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 32nd in the NHL.
  • Anaheim’s 186 total goals allowed (3.0 per game) rank 19th in the NHL.
  • Their -27 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.
  • Anaheim has scored 20 power-play goals this season (31st in the NHL) on 163 chances.
  • The Ducks have a 12.27% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 31 percentage.
  • Anaheim has recorded one shorthanded goal.
  • The 73.14% of opponent power plays the Ducks kill is the 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Ducks have the 32nd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (44%).
  • The 9.4% shooting percentage Anaheim has compiled ranks 29th in the league.
  • The Ducks have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Ducks Moneyline Insights

  • The Ducks have been the underdog 56 times this season, and upset their opponent in 24, or 42.9%, of those games.
  • Anaheim has 51 games this season playing as the underdog by +130 or longer, and is 20-31 in those contests.
  • Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Ducks have a 43.5% chance to win.

Ducks Leaders

  • Troy Terry: 17 goals and 28 assists
  • Ryan Strome: 10 goals and 26 assists
  • Frank Vatrano: 18 goals and 18 assists
  • Lukas Dostal: 18-15-5 record, .911 save percentage, 103 goals given up
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