Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan O’Reilly, and the St. Louis Blues will face off against Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center for a divisional showdown. Fox Sports Southwest will broadcast the matchup, which gets underway at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 21.
St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars Odds
With a -125 moneyline, St. Louis heads into the contest as the favorite. The line for Dallas sits at +105, and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals. The line for betting the total stands at -130 under, +110 over.
St. Louis is 32-27 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 4.8 units this season. Through 59 regular season contests, 32 of its games have gone under the total, while 24 have gone over and just three have pushed. The Blue Notes are 17-12 SU on the road in 2018-19.
St. Louis has converted on 19.1 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 18th overall, and it has successfully killed off 80.2 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 24.6 saves per game with a .901 save percentage, Jake Allen (17-21-4) has been the best option in goal for St. Louis this year. If it chooses to rest him, however, St. Louis may go with Jordan Binnington (13-4-1), who has a .937 save percentage and 1.61 goals against average this year.
On the other bench, Dallas is 29-30 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.0 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 59 regular season matches, 35 of its games have gone under the total, while 17 have gone over and just seven have pushed. This season, the team is 18-11 SU as the home team.
The Stars have converted on just 20.4 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked sixth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
Ben Bishop has stopped 27.1 shots per game as the primary choice in the crease for the Stars. Bishop has 19 wins, 15 losses, and two overtime losses to his credit and has maintained a .924 save percentage and 2.30 goals against average this season.
St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- The total has gone under in four of St. Louis’ last five games.
- Over St. Louis’ last ten games, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 5-0 in those games).
- St. Louis skaters recorded 23.1 hits per game last season, while the Stars accounted for 22.7 hits per contest.
