The Edmonton Oilers (3-3-0) take on the St. Louis Blues (3-1-0) Wednesday at Enterprise Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Oilers vs. Blues odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
These teams met Saturday in Edmonton, and the Blues came away with a 2-0 victory. Edmonton continued its slumber as it got down 3-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday, but the Oilers rattled off 5 unanswered goals to take it 6-3. The Oilers have lost 6 of their last 9 against St. Louis.
The Blues played a phenomenal checking game to defeat the speedy Oilers. It must have taken its toll because they were worked by the Winnipeg Jets 4-0 Monday.
St. Louis is already dealing with injuries to key players as LW Pavel Buchnevich (lower body) and LW Brandon Saad (upper body) were inactive Monday. Buchnevich was placed on IR, and he’ll be out for at least a week.
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Oilers at Blues odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated 8:43 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Oilers -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Blues -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Oilers -1.5 (+195) | Blues +1.5 (-250)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -135 | U: +107)
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Oilers at Blues projected goalies
Jack Campbell (3-2-0, 3.62 GAA, .895 SV%, 0 SO) vs. Jordan Binnington (3-0-0, 1.65 GAA, .940 SV%, 1 SO)
Campbell has been a little shaky in the early going, and his best game actually came against St. Louis as he stopped 20 of 21 shots. He allowed at least 3 goals in his other 4 starts. He was 1-1-0 against St. Louis last season with a 5.03 GAA and .828 SV% as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Binnington has been awesome to start the season, showing shades of his dominance in the playoffs last season. He has stopped 78 of 83 shots, including all 23 he saw from Edmonton Saturday. He was 1-1-0 with a 4.96 GAA and .849 SV% against the Oilers last year.
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Oilers at Blues picks and predictions
Prediction
Oilers 4, Blues 3
Moneyline
The Oilers are short favorites on the road here, and for good reason – they get it done in this one. It may take overtime to do it, but the Blues played a nearly perfect defensive game and just snuck by last time. Edmonton woke up in the next game and took out the league’s top team at the time. Take the OILERS (-115).
Puck line/Against the spread
There’s no good play on the puck line here. We drilled a pre-built SGP for +200 in the Oilers’ last game. Let’s try it again as 6 goals should be easily attained. Take the OILERS & OVER 5.5 (+230).
Over/Under
I like the Over here as the Blues are probably good for 2 or 3 goals, and I just can’t see Edmonton breaking its stride. Edmonton is 6th in the league with 3.7 goals per game, and St. Louis is a fluky 25th with just 2.8. The Over hit 2 of 3 meetings between these teams last season.
LEAN OVER 6.5 (-135).
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