Both the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks are coming off a defeat, heading into their matchup at United Center on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. The bookmakers have made the Blues solid favorites at -142 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Blackhawks are at +120.
St. Louis fell 3-2 at home its last time out on April 9 against the Winnipeg Jets. Dylan Holloway had two points (one goal and one assist) for the Blues.
Chicago played at home in its last game on April 9, and lost 7-2 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Anton Frondell (two goals) and Louis Crevier (two assists) each had two points for the Blackhawks in that matchup.
Here is our prediction for who will capture the victory in Saturday’s game.
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For the upcoming game between the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Blues 4 – Blackhawks 3
Pick OU:
Over 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 6.91 goals)
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Blues vs. Blackhawks Moneylines
Snag a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Blues-Blackhawks matchup.
Favorite: Blues (-142)Underdog: Blackhawks (+120)Blues Betting InsightsThe Blues have been victorious in six of their 23 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (26.1%).When it has played with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter, St. Louis is 3-5 (winning 37.5% of the time).Based on the moneyline in this game, the Blues’ implied win probability is 58.7%.St. Louis’ games this season have gone over this matchup’s total of 5.5 goals 34 times.Blackhawks Betting InsightsThis season the Blackhawks have won 28 of the 73 games, or 38.4%, in which they’ve been an underdog.This season Chicago has won 22 of its 59 games, or 37.3%, when it’s the underdog by at least +120 on the moneyline.The Blackhawks have a 45.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Chicago’s games this season have had more than 5.5 goals 38 of 78 times.Blues Key StatsSt. Louis’ 207 total goals (2.6 per game) make it the 29th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.Defensively, the Blues are conceding 240 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 15th in league play.It has the league’s 26th-ranked goal differential at -33.The 36 power-play goals the Blues have put up this season (to rank 30th in the NHL) have come on 207 power-play chances.St. Louis’ 17.39% power-play conversion rate ranks 28th in the league.The Blues have scored six shorthanded goals this season.St. Louis’ 76.06% penalty-kill success rate ranks 28th in the league.St. Louis wins 49.4% of its faceoffs (18th in NHL).The Blues shoot 10.5% as a team (23rd in the league).Blackhawks Key StatsChicago’s 201 goals on the season (2.5 per game) rank 30th in the NHL.The Blackhawks give up 3.3 goals per game (258 in total), 25th in the league.it has the 31st-ranked goal differential in the league at -57.The Blackhawks have 40 power-play goals (on 226 chances), 24th in the NHL.Chicago scores on 17.7% of its power plays, No. 26 in the NHL.In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blackhawks have five.The 83.91% penalty-kill percentage of Chicago is second in the league.At 46.1%, Chicago has the NHL’s 31st-ranked faceoff win rate.The 10.4% shooting percentage of the Blackhawks is 25th in the league.
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