Blues vs. Predators betting preview

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The St. Louis Blues (14-16-8) have -120 moneyline odds to win when they host an expected competitive game against the Nashville Predators (16-16-4), who have +100 moneyline odds, on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

Check out all the latest Hockey betting previews!

Moneyline

Blues to win vs Predators -120

Bet $20, Payout $36.67

Blues vs. Predators Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Blues (-120)
  • Underdog: Predators (+100)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Blues vs. Predators Quick Facts

  • St. Louis’ games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 18 of 38 times.
  • Nashville has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 19 of 36 games this season.
  • Saturday’s over/under is 0.2 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.3 for these two teams.
  • These two clubs give up a combined 6.8 goals per game, 1.2 more than this game’s over/under.

Blues Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blues Season Stat Insights

  • The Blues are ranked 30th in the league with 95 goals this season, an average of 2.5 per contest.
  • St. Louis is ranked 32nd in league play in goals against this season, having allowed 129 (3.4 per game).
  • Their goal differential (-34) ranks them 32nd in the NHL.
  • St. Louis’ 18 power-play goals this season (25th in the NHL) have come on 100 chances.
  • The Blues’ 18% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 21st in the NHL.
  • St. Louis has scored a total of three shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Blues have the league’s 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 76.29%.
  • The Blues’ players win 50.9% of their faceoffs to rank 13th in the NHL.
  • St. Louis has a 9.8% shooting percentage as a team, ranking 28th in the league.
  • The Blues have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 23.1 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.

Blues Moneyline

  • St. Louis has gotten a victory twice in 14 games as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • In 11 games with moneyline odds shorter than -120, the Blues have two wins.
  • The moneyline odds imply that St. Louis has a 54.5% chance of winning this contest.

Blues Leaders

  • Robert Thomas: nine goals and 18 assists
  • Justin Faulk: 10 goals and 10 assists
  • Pavel Buchnevich: five goals and 14 assists
  • Jordan Binnington: 7-9-6 record, .870 save percentage, 71 goals allowed

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Blues vs. Predators? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Predators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Predators Season Stats Insights

  • The Predators have scored 101 goals this season (2.8 per game) to rank 25th in the NHL.
  • Nashville has conceded 121 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 24th.
  • They have a -20 goal differential, which ranks 28th in the league.
  • Nashville has recorded 21 power-play goals this season, which ranks 14th in the NHL (on 113 chances).
  • The Predators’ power-play conversion rate (18.58%) ranks 19th in the league.
  • Nashville has scored one shorthanded goal this season (24th in NHL).
  • The Predators’ eighth-best penalty kill rate is 82.61%.
  • The Predators have the fourth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL (52.6%).
  • Nashville is shooting 10% (25th in the league).
  • The Predators have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Predators Moneyline Insights

  • The Predators have been an underdog in 24 games this season, with seven upset wins (29.2%).
  • Nashville has a record of 7-17 in games when oddsmakers list the team at +100 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this matchup implies a 50.0% chance for the Predators to win.

Predators Leaders

  • Ryan O’Reilly: 11 goals and 21 assists
  • Filip Forsberg: 16 goals and 13 assists
  • Luke Evangelista: five goals and 20 assists
  • Juuse Saros: 14-11-3 record, .898 save percentage, 79 goals given up
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …