Matt Duchene, Roman Josi, and the Nashville Predators will do battle against David Perron, Brayden Schenn, and the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center in a divisional tilt. Fox Sports Midwest will showcase the matchup, which gets going at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 23.
Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues Odds
Nashville (+105) is currently the underdog to St. Louis (-125) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals (-115 over, -105 under).
St. Louis is 14-9 straight-up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 1.8 units this year. That winning percentage, ranked fourth in the NHL in this young season, is fairly close to the 45-37 record the team posted during last year’s regular season campaign. 14 of its 23 outings have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and none have pushed. The team’s 7-5 SU at home this season.
The Blues have converted on 25.7 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s good enough for fifth-best in the league. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 11th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 83.8 percent of all penalties.
Sporting a .926 save percentage and 27.8 saves per game, Jordan Binnington (11 wins, seven losses, and four OT losses) has been the most dependable option in goal for the Blue Notes this year. If St. Louis chooses to rest him, however, the team could turn to Jake Allen (3-2-2 record, .893 save percentage, 3.19 goals against average).
Nashville has lost 10.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year and is currently 9-12 straight up (SU). Through 21 regular season outings, 14 of its games have gone over the total, while seven have gone under the total and none have pushed. As a road team so far, the Predators are 3-5 SU.
The Predators have converted on 19.5 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 31st overall and it’s successfully killed off 71.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
Pekka Rinne (3.06 goals against average and .889 save percentage) has been the primary option in goal for Nashville. Rinne is averaging 22.4 saves per game and has eight wins, six losses, and two OT losses to his credit.
Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues Betting Picks
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Each team is 0-2 in games decided by shootout.
- The total has gone under in each of St. Louis’ last five games.
- Nashville’s attempted 33.9 shots per contest overall this season (the second-most in the NHL), and 30.4 in its last five road outings.
- Over Nashville’s last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-4 in those games).
- Nashville skaters notched 18.7 hits per game last season, while the Blues accounted for 22.5 hits per contest.
