The St. Louis Blues (21-8-6) host the Edmonton Oilers (19-13-4) Wednesday at Enterprise Center. Puck drop is scheduled for shortly after 8:30 p.m. ET. We analyze the Oilers-Blues sports betting odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup.
Oilers at Blues: Projected starting goalies
Mikko Koskinen vs. Jake Allen
Koskinen is 12-5-2 with a 2.65 goals against average (GAA) and a .917 save percentage. He is 2-2 in his last four games, but is coming of a 2-1 victory at the Dallas Stars Monday when he stopped 34 of 35 shots.
Allen is 5-2-2 with a 2.33 GAA and a .925 SV%. The backup to Jordan Binnington is 1-1 with a 1.45 GAA and a .953 SV% in two starts (three games) in December. He lost his last start, a 5-2 setback at the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday, allowing three goals on 31 shots.
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Oilers at Blues: Odds, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Blues 5, Oilers 2
Moneyline (ML)
Both teams enter Wednesday off of a day of rest. The Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 for a third straight win Monday. The Oilers snapped a four-game slide with a 2-1 road win over the Dallas Stars. Back the BLUES (-167) as the home favorites. They’ve been the better team this season by Corsi (percent of all shot attempts), scoring chances and PDO (shooting percentage plus save percentage) at 5-on-5.
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Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
Get better value by taking the BLUES (-1.5, +155) to win by at least 2 goals on home ice. St. Louis is 17-18 ATS overall and 7-11 ATS at Enterprise Center. The Oilers are 17-19 ATS overall and 13-6 ATS on the road, but five of their last seven losses were by margins of at least 2 goals.
Over/Under (O/U)
Take the OVER 5.5 (-125) with the Blues likely to take care of most of the scoring on their own against the Oilers. St. Louis is 7-3-0 against the Over/Under across its last 10 games, Edmonton is 4-6-0. The two teams combine to average 6 goals scored per game.
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