The St. Louis Blues will tussle with the Colorado Avalanche in Western Conference round robin action Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET, at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB. We analyze the Blues-Avalanche NHL betting odds and lines, with betting tips and picks around this matchup.
Blues vs. Avalanche: Projected starting goalies
Jordan Binnington vs. Philipp Grubauer
Binnington notched a 2.56 goals against average and a .912 save percentage during the regular season. The 27-year-old went 2-2 with an .857 SV% in four games against the Avalanche.
Grubauer logged a 2.63 GAA and .916 SV% during the regular season. He and running mate Pavel Francouz (2.41 GAA, .923 SV%) figure to be neck-and-neck in vying for ice time in the round robin.
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Blues vs. Avalanche: Odds, picks and betting tips
Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access them at USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Colorado 4, St. Louis 3
Moneyline (ML)
This line looks to be solid with little wiggle room for value. The Blues have won 15 of the last 20 games in this series, but the Avs look to be an advanced-analytics value overall heading into the tournament. St. Louis is a bit more banged up. So, let’s back COLORADO (-118) as a small play.
Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
This series has seen five of its last six games decided by multiple goals, but PASS on the Colorado -1 (+155) proposition. Extra juice has the value outlets blocked up on that line.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Avs and Blues met twice in the 2020 calendar year. Both resulted in impressive Colorado victories by scores of 5-3 and 7-3. The OVER 5.5 (+100) is the lean.
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