Ryan O’Reilly, Vladimir Tarasenko, and the St. Louis Blues will face off against Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg, and the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena in a Central Division matchup. The first puck will drop at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 21, and you are able to view the game live on Fox Sports Tennesse.
St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators Odds
Playing the role of favorites will be the Predators (-185), whereas the Blues are dogs showing moneyline odds of +160, and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Netting moneyline bettors 5.8 units, Nashville is 15-6 straight up (SU) overall thus far. That winning percentage, ranked first in the league in this young season, isn’t too far off from to the 53-29 record the team managed during the 2017-18 season campaign. Through 21 regular season outings, 11 of its games have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and just one has pushed. The team’s 7-3 SU at home thus far.
The Predators have converted on just 14.8 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that puts them in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 15th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 80.3 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 27.3 saves per game with a .942 save percentage, Pekka Rinne (9-3-1) has been the primary option in goal for the Preds this season. If head coach Peter Laviolette decides to give him the night off, however, the team might roll with Juuse Saros (7-3-3 record, .903 save percentage, 2.94 goals against average).
St. Louis has lost 7.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year and is currently 7-12 straight up (SU). A total of 10 of its outings have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and just one has pushed. As the away team so far, the Blues are 2-5 SU.
The Blues have scored on 24.6 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s good enough for 10th-best in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 13th overall and it’s successfully killed off 81.0 percent of all opponent power plays.
Jake Allen (3.33 goals against average and .895 save percentage) has been the primary option in goal for St. Louis. Allen is averaging 26.7 saves per game and has five wins, nine losses, and three OT losses to his credit.
St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Predators, O/U – Under
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Betting Trends
The total has gone under in each of St. Louis’ last five games.
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 notched 23.1 hits per game last season, while the Preds posted 21.0 hits per matchup.
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