The Enterprise Center will be the site for an intriguing showdown as the Dallas Stars take on the St. Louis Blues. This Central Division matchup will get started at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 5 and it is being shown live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues Odds
Dallas (+125) is currently the underdog to St. Louis (-145), and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. The odds for betting that total sit at -125 for the under and +105 for the over.
Both of these teams owned winning records in the 2018-19 season. The Dallas Stars went 43-39 straight up (SU) last season, while the St. Louis Blues finished 45-37.
The visiting Stars scored 2.58 goals per game on offense (30.8 shot attempts per game), while the defense allowed 2.44 goals per contest. Opposing teams attempted 32.0 shots per game on the Stars last year.
Fueled by an offense that managed 31.3 shot attempts per outing, the Blues recorded 2.98 goals/game. They yielded 28.7 shots and 2.71 goals per game on defense.
As it relates to the power play in 2018-19, the Stars outperformed the Blues on both offense and defense. They scored on 21.2% of their extra-man advantages and killed off 84.4% of the power plays faced by their defense. On the other hand, the Blues found paydirt on 19.9% of their power play opportunities during the 2018-19 season. They were able to kill off 80.1% of all opponent power plays.
Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues Betting Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- St. Louis was 3-3 in games that ended in a shootout last season while Dallas went 1-2 in shootouts.
- St. Louis’ skaters registered 8.6 takeaways per game and allowed 8.0 giveaways per game.
- Dallas skaters forced 7.1 takeaways per game while yielding 12.4 giveaways per game in 2018-19
