The St. Louis Blues (10-8-2) travel to meet the San Jose Sharks (7-8-2) Saturday with a 10:30 p.m. ET puck drop at SAP Center. Below, we analyze the Blues-Sharks odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
Blues at Sharks: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:30 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Blues -160 (bet $160 to win $100) | Sharks +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
- Against the spread/ATS: Blues -1.5 (+170) | Sharks +1.5 (-200)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Blues at Sharks: Projected starting goalies
Jordan Binnington (8-6-2, 2.49 GAA, .914 SV%) vs. Devan Dubnyk (1-3-1, 2.88 GAA, .910 SV%)
Binnington enters on a three-game losing skid, allowing a total of 9 goals across his past three outings. That includes 5 goals allowed on just 27 shots against the Sharks last Saturday. That outing followed a 3-2 overtime win against San Jose. He is 2-1-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .902 SV% in four starts against the Sharks this season.
Dubnyk relieved starter Martin Jones against the Minnesota Wild Monday and stopped 12 of the 13 shots he faced. His last completed game was a win over the Blues last Saturday in which he turned aside 28 of 32 shots.
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Blues at Sharks: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Sharks 3, Blues 2
Money line (ML)
Back the home underdogs, as the SHARKS (+135) have played the Blues tough all season. They’re 2-1-1 against the Blues so far, and all of the games were decided by one goal.
St. Louis is also just 1-4 in its past five games as a favorite, and 1-4 in its previous five against teams with a losing record, too.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The SHARKS +1.5 (-200) are not as great of a value on the puck line, but they’re worth pursuing since all four meetings this season have been decided by a ginle goal, including one overtime decision and a shootout.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 5.5 (-105) is the lean in this battle as the trends for both sides lately point to an Under.
The Under is 4-1 in the past five games for the Blues while going 7-2 in their past nine as road favorites. Binnington allowed exactly 1 goal in each of his last three road starts, too.
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