The St. Louis Blues, spearheaded by Ryan O’Reilly and David Perron, are ready to take the ice against Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center in a Central Division showdown. The first puck will drop at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 12, and you are able to view the game live on Fox Sports Southwest.
St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars Odds
St. Louis (+125) is playing the role of underdog to Dallas (-145), and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-110 over, -110 under).
Losing 0.9 units for moneyline bettors, Dallas is 23-22 straight up (SU) overall this year. That early-season winning percentage is right in line with what the team produced during the 2017-18 season (42-40). Of its 45 regular season contests, 25 have gone under the total, while 15 have gone over and just five have pushed. Thus far, the team’s 14-7 SU at home.
The Stars have converted on 21.7 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated ninth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 83.1 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 27.2 saves per game with a .923 save percentage, Ben Bishop (15-13-2) has been the best option in goal for Dallas this year. If head coach Jim Montgomery decides to give him a rest, however, Dallas might turn to Anton Khudobin (9-11-11 record, .923 save percentage, 2.49 goals against average).
St. Louis has lost 7.9 units for moneyline bettors thus far and is currently 18-24 straight up (SU). Through 42 regular season contests, 21 of its games have gone under the total, while 19 have gone over and just two have pushed. As the visiting team, the Blues are 7-9 SU so far.
The Blues have converted on 19.2 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 18th overall and it’s successfully killed off 79.6 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jake Allen (.896 save percentage and 3.07 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for St. Louis. Allen is averaging 23.9 saves per game and has 14 wins, 20 losses, and four overtime losses to his credit.
St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in three of Dallas’ last five games.
- St. Louis has managed 30.0 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Dallas has been attempting 35.6 shots per game over its last five at home.
- Eight of St. Louis’ last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 5-3 in those games.
- St. Louis skaters recorded 23.1 hits per game last season, while the Stars forced 22.7 hits per matchup.
