St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers odds, picks and predictions
The St. Louis Blues (30-26-2) and Edmonton Oilers (34-20-2) meet Wednesday with the opening faceoff at Rogers Place slated for 8:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Blues vs. Oilers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
St. Louis is closing out a 3-game road swing. The Blues lost the middle game of that voyage Tuesday 4-2 at the Winnipeg Jets. After having won 5 straight road affairs from Jan. 23-Feb. 11, the Blues are 0-3-0 on road ice since.
The Oilers are closing out a 5-game homestand that has thus far seen the club go 1-2-1. Edmonton last played on Monday, allowing their most shots on goal since Oct. 17 (40), but still collecting a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
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Blues at Oilers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:55 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Blues +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Oilers -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Blues +1.5 (-125) | Oilers -1.5 (+105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: 100 | U: -120)
Blues at Oilers projected goalies
Jordan Binnington (20-16-2, 2.93 GAA, .909 SV%) vs. Stuart Skinner (26-13-2, 2.70 GAA, .903 SV%)
Binnington last played Saturday, allowing 4 goals in 20 minutes against the Detroit Red Wings. The 7-year NHL veteran has allowed at least 3 goals in 4 of his last 5 appearances.
Skinner started against the Kings Monday and made 38 stops while facing 40 pucks. That effort marked his best effort of the 2nd half by far. Across 7 previous post-break games, he had registered a shaky .865 SV%.
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Blues at Oilers picks and predictions
Prediction
Oilers 5, Blues 3
Moneyline
No lean either way and a lot of juice diluting the Edmonton value and the St. Louis return. AVOID.
Puck line/Against the spread
The Blues' last 5 losses have been by multiple goals. Ten of Edmonton's last 11 wins fit that bill.
With a rest advantage, and the home side looking to avenge a loss at St. Louis a couple of weeks back, the OILERS -1.5 (+105) are worthy of a partial-unit play.
Over/Under
The total has gone Over in 6 of St. Louis' last 9 games on the road. Six of the last 8 Edmonton games have cashed on the Over. These Western Conference foes clashed Feb. 15, and the Over 6.5 cruised to a win in a 6-3 Blues win.
NaturalStatTrick has the Oilers cranking out 3.27 expected goals per game (5-on-5) over the club's last 10 games. That ranks 2nd in the NHL over that span. The Blues offense has been underperforming its expected level over that stretch and is a candidate for some Over-helping regression.
Also, a St. Louis club averaging 2.88 goals per game is averaging 3.29 when playing on 0 days' rest.
Mix in 2 netminders who figure as a click below average and the fact the the last 7 Edmonton games have produced a combined 15 special-teams goals, and the OVER 6.5 (+100) is a strong play.
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