Two teams squaring off for the second time this year, the St. Louis Blues and the Nashville Predators face off at Bridgestone Arena. This divisional matchup gets started at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, November 25, and it will be broadcasted live on Fox Sports Midwest.
St. Louis Blues vs. Nashville Predators Odds
With a moneyline of -135, Nashville enters the matchup as the favorite. The line for St. Louis now stands at +115 and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-120 over, +100 under).
St. Louis is 14-10 straight up (SU) and has earned 0.6 units for moneyline bettors this year. 14 of its outings have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and none have pushed. As the road team in 2019-20, the Blue Notes are 7-4 SU.
St. Louis has converted on 26.0 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that’s good enough for fourth-best in the NHL. On the other hand, it has the eighth-best penalty kill in the league, and it has successfully killed off 84.5 percent of all penalties.
For the team as a whole, St. Louis has been sent to the penalty box just 3.4 times per game overall this season, 3.4 per game over its last five total, and 3.2 per game over its last five road outings. The team has been forced to defend opponent power plays just 6.9 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Averaging 28.4 saves per game with a .926 save percentage, Jordan Binnington (11-8-4) has been the primary option in goal for St. Louis this season. If it chooses to rest him, however, St. Louis could roll with Jake Allen (3-2-1 record, .893 save percentage, 3.19 goals against average).
The visiting Blues have relied on David Perron and Brayden Schenn this season. Perron (22 points) has tallied 10 goals and 12 assists, and has recorded multiple points four times. Schenn has 11 goals and 10 assists to his creditand has notched at least one point in 16 games.
On the other bench, Nashville is 10-12 straight up (SU) and has lost 9.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. 15 of its outings have gone over the total, while seven have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 6-7 SU at home this year.
Nashville has converted on 18.8 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 32nd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 71.2 percent of all penalties.
Nashville players have been sent to the penalty box 3.7 times per game this season, 3.4 per game over their last five outings total, and 3.8 per game over their last five at home. The team’s been forced to stave off opponent power plays just 8.4 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Pekka Rinne has denied 22.4 shots per game as the top option in goal for Nashville. Rinne has eight wins, six losses, and two overtime losses to his name and has registered a fairly-weak .889 save percentage and 3.06 goals against average this year.
Roman Josi (seven goals, 15 assists) will lead the attack for the Predators.
St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Predators, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- For both of these teams, the over has hit in four of their past five matches.
- St. Louis has managed 27.2 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Nashville is averaging 39.4 shots per game over its last five at home.
- The Blues are 8-2 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 10-7 when they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
- St. Louis is 0-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Nashville is 0-2 in shootouts.
- Nashville skaters have averaged 9.6 takeaways per game over its last five home games, an improvement over its season average of 8.5 takeaways per game (ranked 7th in the league).
- St. Louis skaters have created 7.0 takeaways per game over its last five road games, its season average of 7.5 takeaways per game (ranked 16th).
- St. Louis could hold an advantage if it’s a tight one late. The team’s 8-5 in games decided by one goal, while Nashville is 2-5 in such games.
