The St. Louis Blues (20-19-4) are favored at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets (19-17-6) on Saturday, January 11. The Blues are -198 on the moneyline to win against the Blue Jackets (+164) in the game, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Blues vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blues (-198)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+164)
• Over/under: 6.5

Blues vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• St. Louis’ games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 16 of 43 times.
• Columbus has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 29 of 42 games this season.
• Saturday’s over/under is 0.2 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.3 for these two teams.
• The 6.6 goals per game these two clubs are giving up this season are 0.1 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blues Season Stat Insights

• The Blues’ 2.9 average goals per game add up to 123 total, which makes them the 16th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• St. Louis ranks 20th in total goals against, giving up 3.0 goals per game (131 total) in NHL play.
• The team is ranked 17th in goal differential at -8.
• The 17 power-play goals St. Louis has scored this season (on 95 chances) rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Blues’ offense has the league’s 25th-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.89%).
• St. Louis’ offense has scored two shorthanded goals this season (17th among all teams).
• The Blues rank 27th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 73.83%.
• The Blues win 49.2% of their faceoffs (22nd in the league).
• St. Louis connects on 10.6% of its shots, ranking 15th in the NHL.
• The Blues have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 23.3 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Blues Moneyline

• St. Louis has gone 5-5 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
• Through two games with moneyline odds shorter than -198 this season, the Blues have been victorious every time.
• The moneyline odds imply that St. Louis has a 66.4% chance of winning this contest.

Blues Leaders

• Jordan Kyrou: 19 goals and 18 assists
• Robert Thomas: 11 goals and 22 assists
• Dylan Holloway: 15 goals and 17 assists
• Jordan Binnington: 11-15-3 record, .896 save percentage, 83 goals conceded

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets have scored the fifth-most goals (144 goals, 3.4 per game) in the NHL.
• Columbus’ 150 total goals conceded (3.6 per game) rank 30th in the league.
• Their -6 goal differential ranks 16th in the league.
• Columbus has recorded 25 power-play goals this season (14th in the NHL) on 110 chances.
• The Blue Jackets have the league’s 12th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 22.73%.
• Columbus has scored five shorthanded goals this season (third in NHL).
• The 73.55% penalty-kill percentage the Blue Jackets have amassed is the league’s 28th-ranked rate.
• The Blue Jackets have the 26th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (48.2%).
• The 11.4% shooting percentage Columbus has amassed ranks seventh in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 19.2 hits and 16.2 blocked shots per game.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been the underdog 35 times this season, and upset their opponent in 16, or 45.7%, of those games.
• Columbus has 15 games this season playing as an underdog by +164 or longer, and is 6-9 in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Blue Jackets have a 37.9% chance to win.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Zachary Werenski: 13 goals and 35 assists
• Kirill Marchenko: 18 goals and 28 assists
• Sean Monahan: 14 goals and 27 assists
• Elvis Merzlikins: 15-10-3 record, .889 save percentage, 88 goals given up