The St. Louis Blues, spearheaded by Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko, are set to take the ice against Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon, and the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center in a divisional showdown. The match will get underway at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 16, and it’s being televised live on Altitude Sports & Entertainment.
St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche Odds
Oddsmakers have not yet posted moneyline or Over/Under odds for this matchup.
St. Louis is 29-27 straight up (SU) and has earned 1.8 units for moneyline bettors this season. 29 of its contests have gone under the total, while 24 have gone over and just three have pushed. This 2018-19 Blues team is 15-12 SU on the road.
St. Louis has converted on 18.6 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 22nd in the league, and it has successfully killed off 79.3 percent of all penalties..
Boasting a .898 save percentage and 24.4 saves per game, Jake Allen (16-21-4) has been the best option in goal for St. Louis this season. If head coach Craig Berube decides to rest him, however, St. Louis could turn to Jordan Binnington (11-4-1 record, .931 save percentage, 1.69 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, Colorado is 23-34 straight up (SU) and has lost 17.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 57 regular season matches, 31 of its games have gone over the total, while 25 have gone under and just one has pushed. It’s 10-16 SU at home this year.
The Avalanche have converted on 22.7 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s good enough for eighth-best in the league. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 27th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.6 percent of all penalties.
Semyon Varlamov has denied 26.8 shots per game as the top choice in goal for the Avalanche. Varlamov has 14 wins, 23 losses, and eight OT losses and has recorded a pedestrian 2.93 goals against average and a poor .905 save percentage this season.
St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche Free Picks
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Avalanche, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Over Colorado’s last ten outings, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-5 in those games).
- The Avalanche are 9-15 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 13-19 in games where they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 total minutes.
- St. Louis skaters have averaged 7.2 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 7.6 giveaways per game (the sixth-fewest in the league).
- Colorado has averaged 5.6 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 7.0 giveaways per game (ranked 3rd overall).
