The Dallas Stars, fueled by Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov, are ready to take the ice against Ryan O’Reilly, Vladimir Tarasenko, and the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center in a divisional matchup. The action will get underway at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 2 and it is being shown live on Fox Sports Southwest Plus.
Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues Odds
Moneyline and Over/Under (O/U) odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
Earning 4.5 units for moneyline bettors, St. Louis is 34-30 straight up (SU) overall this year. That winning percentage, ranked 3rd in the Central Division in this young season, is right in line with the 44-38 record the team managed during the 2017-18 season campaign. Out of its 64 regular season matches, 35 of them have gone under the total, while 25 have gone over and just three have pushed. This season, the team is 17-15 SU at home.
The Blues have converted on 18.9 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 10th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 81.4 percent of all penalties.
With a .901 save percentage and 24.7 saves per game, Jake Allen (17-23-5) has been the most dependable option in goal for St. Louis this season. Allen did just play last night, however, so the team could choose to give him the night off and instead roll with Jordan Binnington (15-5-5 record, .936 save percentage, 1.61 goals against average).
Dallas has lost 3.1 units for moneyline bettors thus far and is currently 32-32 straight up (SU). Through 64 regular season contests, 37 of its games have gone under the total, while 20 have gone over and just seven have pushed. As an away team, the Stars are 13-20 SU.
The Stars have converted on 19.8 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 10th overall and it’s successfully defended 81.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
Ben Bishop (2.29 goals against average and .925 save percentage) has been the primary option in goal for Dallas. Bishop is averaging 27.6 saves per game and owns a 19-17-2 record.
Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues Betting Picks
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in four of St. Louis’ last five games.
- Dallas has managed 30.2 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while St. Louis has been attempting 37.2 shots per game over its last five home outings.
- Over Dallas’ last ten games, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-5 in those games).
- Dallas skaters registered 22.7 hits per game last season, while the Blues logged 23.1 hits per matchup.
