The St. Louis Blues, led by Ryan O’Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko, are ready to take the ice against Mark Stone, Matt Duchene, and the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre in an East-West showdown. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 14, and you can watch the game live on Reseau Des Sports.
St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators Odds
The Blues (-255) are favored over the Senators (+215), and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
St. Louis is 36-33 straight up (SU) and has earned 0.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. 38 of its outings have gone under the total, while 27 have gone over and just four have pushed. This 2018-19 Blues team is 19-16 SU on the road.
St. Louis has converted on 20.4 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked 12th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.9 percent of all penalties..
With a .903 save percentage and 24.9 saves per game, Jake Allen (18-24-6) has been the best option in goal for St. Louis this year. If it chooses to give him a rest, however, St. Louis may roll with Jordan Binnington (16-7-1 record, .928 save percentage, 1.81 goals against average).
On the other bench, Ottawa is 23-47 straight up (SU) and has lost 10.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 70 regular season outings, 37 of its games have gone over the total, while 28 have gone under and just five have pushed. It’s 14-20 SU as the home team this season.
The Senators have converted on just 20.0 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 22nd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.4 percent of all penalties.
Craig Anderson has stopped 30.8 shots per game as the primary choice in the crease for the Senators. Anderson has 14 wins, 30 losses, and four overtime losses to his name and has recorded a pedestrian 3.52 goals against average and a fairly-weak .903 save percentage this season.
St. Louis Blues vs. Ottawa Senators Betting Picks
Free NHL Tip: SU Winner – Senators, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in three of Ottawa’s last five games.
- Over St. Louis’ last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-4 in those games).
- St. Louis skaters registered 23.1 hits per game last season, while the Senators posted 24.0 hits per contest.