The St. Louis Blues (14-9-5) travel to meet the Los Angeles Kings (11-10-6) Wednesday with a 10 p.m. ET puck drop at Staples Center. Below, we analyze the Blues-Kings odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
Blues at Kings: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:55 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Blues -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Kings +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
- Against the spread/ATS: Blues -1.5 (+190) | Kings +1.5 (-250)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Blues at Kings: Projected starting goalies
Jordan Binnington (9-6-4, 2.81 GAA, .906 SV%) vs. Calvin Petersen (4-6-4, 2.64 GAA, .921 SV%)
Binnington goes for the Blues, and he had an unexpected rest period, too. The Kings were unable to return home from Denver for Monday’s game due to a snowstorm, and he was given the night off Saturday against Vegas. So he hasn’t appeared since Friday, and will be rested and raring to go. The last time he faced L.A. at Staples, however, he was on the short end of a 4-3 overtime loss. He also was topped by Petersen in St. Louis in a low-scoring 2-1 game. Overall he is 1-2-1 despite a solid 2.57 GAA and .907 SV% in four starts vs. Los Angeles.
Petersen is 1-1-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .920 SV% against the Blues this season, topping the Notes in that game against Binnington in The Lou. He was tripped up in overtime against Ville Husso at Staples Center March 5 with a regulation loss in St. Louis in late January. Petersen has allowed three or fewer goals in seven of his previous nine appearances overall.
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Blues at Kings: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Blues 3, Kings 2
Money line (ML)
The BLUES (-140) are the favorites due to their overall body of work this season, but the Kings (+120) have been a major thorn in their side. St. Louis is just 2-4 against Los Angeles this season with the Kings outscoring the Blues 19-14. Despite their struggles this season, St. Louis has cashed in five of the past seven skates at Staples.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The Blues -1.5 (+190) are a tempting play on the puck line, but each of the past three games have been decided by one-goal, and as mentioned above, the Kings +1.5 (-250) have cashed in four of six head-to-head. PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 5.5 (-115) is the play, as Binnington is rested, Petersen is playing well and these games have been rather low scoring lately. In fact, three of the past four in this series have hit the Under. The Under is also 4-1 in the past five for the Kings as an underdog.
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