Ryan O’Reilly, Vladimir Tarasenko, and the St. Louis Blues will do battle against Dylan Larkin, Gustav Nyquist, and the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena for an East-West showdown. The first puck will drop at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 28, and you’ll be able to witness the game live on NBC Sports Network.
St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings Odds
Playing the role of underdogs will be the Blues (-120), whereas the Red Wings are offering moneyline odds of +100 and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-125 for the over, +105 for the under).
Losing 0.1 units for moneyline gamblers, Detroit is 10-14 straight up (SU) overall this year. That early-season winning percentage is fairly close to the 30-52 record the team posted during last year’s regular season campaign. Of its 24 regular season contests, 12 have gone under the total, while 11 have gone over and just one has pushed. This season, the team’s 6-7 SU at home.
The Red Wings have converted on 20.6 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated 16th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 80.2 percent of all penalties.
Boasting a .922 save percentage and 29.8 saves per game, Jimmy Howard (seven wins, 10 losses, and three OT losses) has been the top goalkeeper for the Wings this year. If the Wings, however, decide to give him the evening off, the team could roll with Jonathan Bernier (3-6-6 record, .892 save percentage, 3.63 goals against average).
St. Louis has lost 8.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year and is currently 8-14 straight up (SU). A total of 11 of its matches have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and just one has pushed. The Blues are 2-6 SU as the visiting team this season.
The Blues have converted on 22.7 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 14th overall and it’s successfully killed off 81.2 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jake Allen (.896 save percentage and 3.27 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for St. Louis. Allen is averaging 25.8 saves per game and owns a 6-11-3 record.
St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings Betting Predictions
NHL Tip: SU Winner – Red Wings, O/U – Under
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Betting Trends
The under has hit in four of Detroit’s last five games.
30.0 percent of Detroit’s wins have come by two or more goals (the team is 3-8 overall in such games) while 100.0 percent of St. Louis’ wins have come by two goals or more (8-7 overall in games decided by at least two goals).
St. Louis skaters created 23.1 hits per game last season, while the Wings accounted for 19.6 hits per contest.
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