The St. Louis Blues (11-12-7) host the Boston Bruins (17-13) on Tuesday, Dec. 9, with both teams coming off a victory. The Bruins are underdogs on the road, at +114, and the Blues are -135.
St. Louis secured a 4-3 victory on the road its last time out on Dec. 7 against the Montreal Canadiens. Brayden Schenn (two goals and one assist) and Dylan Holloway (one goal and two assists) each had three points for the Blues.
In its most recent game on Dec. 6, Boston secured a 4-1 home victory over the New Jersey Devils. The Bruins got one point apiece out of nine players in that outing, including Viktor Arvidsson (one assist) and Mark Kastelic (one assist).
Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will emerge with the victory in Tuesday’s hockey action.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Blues vs. Bruins Predictions & Pick
Ahead of the upcoming game between the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Bruins 4 – Blues 3
Pick OU:
Over 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 7.05 goals)
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Blues vs. Bruins Moneylines
Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Blues-Bruins matchup.
Favorite: Blues (-135)Underdog: Bruins (+114)Blues Betting InsightsThe Blues are 2-11 this season when favored on the moneyline.In games it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter, St. Louis has compiled a 1-6 record (winning only 14.3% of its games).The Blues’ implied moneyline win probability is 57.4% in this game.St. Louis and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 14 of 30 games this season.Bruins Betting InsightsThe Bruins have been an underdog in 26 games this season, and won 15 (57.7%).Boston is 13-11 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +114 or more on the moneyline.The moneyline in this contest implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Bruins.Boston has played 16 games this season that ended with over 5.5 goals.Blues Key StatsSt. Louis’ 77 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 28th in the league.Defensively, the Blues are allowing 102 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 30th in league action.It has the league’s 30th-ranked goal differential at -25.The 15 power-play goals the Blues have put up this season (on 79 power-play chances) rank 19th in the NHL.St. Louis’ 18.99% power-play conversion rate ranks 16th in the league.The Blues have scored two shorthanded goals this season.St. Louis has the league’s 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.33%).St. Louis has the 12th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 51.3%.The Blues make 10.1% of their shots (22nd in the league).Bruins Key StatsBoston’s 94 goals on the season (3.1 per game) rank seventh in the NHL.The Bruins allow 3.1 goals per game (94 in total), 22nd in the league.With a goal differential of 0, the team is 15th in the league.The Bruins have 22 power-play goals (fifth-most in NHL) on 88 chances.Boston scores on 25% of its power plays, No. 5 in the league.The Bruins have one shorthanded goal (21st in NHL).At 83.04%, Boston has the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.At 52%, Boston has the NHL’s 10th-best faceoff win percentage.The 11.7% shooting percentage of the Bruins is fifth in the league.
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