The Winnipeg Jets, led by Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele, are ready to take the ice against Ryan O’Reilly, Vladimir Tarasenko, and the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center in a divisional tilt. The opening faceoff will be at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 24, and it will be broadcasted live on Fox Sports Midwest.
Winnipeg Jets vs. St. Louis Blues Odds
Winnipeg is 12-9 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 1.0 unit this season. 10 of its contests have gone under the total, while seven have gone over and just three have pushed. As the away team this season, the Jets are 4-5 SU.
Winnipeg comes into the match up with the third-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as it’s scored on 31.3 percent of its extra-man opportunities this year. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked sixth overall, and it has successfully killed off 82.2 percent of its penalties..
With a .910 save percentage and 27.8 saves per game, Connor Hellebuyck (9-8-1) has been the top option in goal for Winnipeg this year. Hellebuyck did just play yesterday, however, so the team may choose to rest him and go with Laurent Brossoit instead (3-2-1 record, .951 save percentage, 1.65 goals against average).
St. Louis is 8-13 straight up (SU) and has lost 8.1 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 21 regular season contests, 11 of its games have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and just one has pushed. It’s 6-7 SU at home this season.
The Blues have converted on just 22.2 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 13th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jake Allen has stopped 26.9 shots per game as the primary option in goal for the Blues. Allen has six wins, 10 losses, and three overtime losses and has maintained a subpar .898 save percentage and 3.22 goals against average this season.
Winnipeg Jets vs. St. Louis Blues Betting Predictions
Free Prediction: SU Winner – Blues, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Over Winnipeg’s last ten games, eight of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 5-3 in those games).
- The Blues are 1-4 SU in games where they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Jets are 4-6 SU when they spend more time in the box than their opponent.
- The under has hit in each of St. Louis’ last five outings.
- Winnipeg is ranked 15th this season with 9.4 giveaways per game. That figure has trended lower, however, as it’s averaged 8.6 giveaways over its last 10 games and 6.0 giveaways over its last five.
- St. Louis skaters have averaged 8.0 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 6.6 giveaways per game (the 2nd-fewest in the league).
