{"id":535713,"date":"2026-04-02T00:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T00:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/535713\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T00:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T00:57:12","slug":"updated-spread-and-line-for-game-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/535713\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated spread and line for Game 74"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">The only remaining back-to-back games on home ice this regular season in the West start on Wednesday night (April 1) for the <a href=\"https:\/\/rinkroyalty.com\/los-angeles-kings-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a> (29-26-18) and interim head coach DJ Smith against the St. Louis Blues (31-31-11). The Kings need to turn the page after a brutal and convincing 6-2 loss on the scoreboard on home ice this past weekend on Saturday vs. the Utah Mammoth. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5r\">A win for Smith and the Kings and the coaching staff tonight on home ice would move them into a wildcard spot this regular season for the first time this past week in the West this spring for the playoffs in the postseason. The Kings would pass the Nashville Predators for one of the wildcard spots in the standings in the West this regular season with two points and a win over the Blues tonight on home ice. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5u\">Despite the Kings getting dominated on home ice this past weekend at Crypto Arena vs. the Mammoth in the West, they still have life in the race for the playoffs this upcoming postseason. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5x\">Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Blues in the front end of back-to-back games at home at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, on April 1. <\/p>\n<p>Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"63\">Money line: Kings -140, Blues +116<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"66\">Spread: Kings -1.5 (+184)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"69\">Over\/under: 5.5 (Over -106, Under -114)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6c\">The Kings are favorites on home ice in the front end of back-to-back games on Wednesday eveing at Crypto.com Arena vs. the Blues in the pregame betting spread and the money line (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over\/under is set at 5.5 goals. <\/p>\n<p>Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. St. Louis BluesKings<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">Forwards<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6o\">Panarin \u2013 Kopitar \u2013 Kempe<br \/>Moore \u2013 Byfield \u2013 Laferriere<br \/>Armia \u2013 Laughton \u2013 Wright<br \/>Joseph \u2013 Turcotte \u2013 Ward<br \/>*Malott<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6r\">Defensemen<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">Edmundson \u2013 Clarke<br \/>Anderson \u2013 Ceci<br \/>Doughty \u2013 Dumoulin<br \/>*Moverare<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6x\">Goalies<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"70\">Kuemper<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"73\">Forsberg<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"76\">*Indicates a healthy scratch<\/p>\n<p>Blues<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7c\">Forwards<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7f\">Holloway \u2013 Thomas \u2013 Snuggerud<br \/>Neighbours \u2013 Buchnevich \u2013 Kyrou<br \/>Stenberg \u2013 Dvorsky \u2013 Berggren<br \/>Toropchenko \u2013 Finley \u2013 Suter<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7i\">Defensemen<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7l\">Broberg \u2013 Mailloux<br \/>Lindstein \u2013 Parayko<br \/>Fowler \u2013 Holl<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7o\">Goalies<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7r\">Binnington<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-26\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7u\">Hofer<\/p>\n<p>Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-28\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"80\">To make the playoffs: +125<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-29\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"83\">To win the Stanley Cup: +10000<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-30\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"86\">Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The only remaining back-to-back games on home ice this regular season in the West start on Wednesday night&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535714,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5126],"tags":[5,186,1760,240,5303,793,145,5304,5302,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-535713","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-kings","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-kings","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-kings","12":"tag-lakings","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-kings","15":"tag-losangeles","16":"tag-losangeleskings","17":"tag-nhl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116332399511005693","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}