David Perron, Brayden Schenn, and the St. Louis Blues will do battle against Tyler Seguin, Miro Heiskanen, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center in a Central Division showdown. The match gets going at 8:30 p.m. ET on Friday, November 29 and it will air live on Fox Sports Southwest Plus.
St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars Odds
St. Louis (+120) is currently the underdog to Dallas (-140), and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total stand at -140 for the under and +120 for the over.
Earning moneyline bettors 3.5 units, Dallas is 15-11 straight up (SU) overall this year. That winning percentage, the third-best in the Central Division in this young season, isn’t too far off from to the 43-39 record the team posted during last year’s regular season campaign. Of the team’s 26 games this season, nine have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and none have pushed. This year, the team’s 9-4 SU at home.
The Stars have converted on just 14.7 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s ranked 26th overall in the NHL. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked fifth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 85.9 percent of all penalties.
Sporting a .926 save percentage and 25.8 saves per game, Ben Bishop (11-6-1) has been the top option in goal for the Stars this year. If the Stars, however, decide to give him a rest, head coach Jim Montgomery could roll with Anton Khudobin (6-5-5 record, .931 save percentage, 2.14 goals against average).
St. Louis has earned moneyline bettors 0.9 units this year and is currently 15-11 straight up (SU). A total of 15 of its games have gone under the total, while 11 have gone over and none have pushed. As the visiting team, the Blues are 8-5 SU so far.
The Blues have scored on 25.6 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s good enough for fourth-best in the league. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked seventh overall and it’s successfully killed off 84.6 percent of all penalties.
Jordan Binnington (28.6 saves per game) has been the primary option in the net for St. Louis. Binnington owns a 12-8-4 record, while registering a .925 save percentage and 2.27 goals against average this year.
St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars Betting Predictions
Free Pick: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The Blues are 0-3 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Stars are 1-1 in shootouts.
- For both of these teams, the over has hit in three of their past five outings.
- St. Louis has managed 27.6 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Dallas is averaging 34.8 shots per game over its last five home outings.
- Over Dallas’ last ten outings, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 6-1 in those games).
- St. Louis skaters notched 22.5 hits per game last season, while the Stars logged 22.7 hits per matchup.
