The St. Louis Blues (30-12-8) and Calgary Flames (26-19-5) will tangle at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. We analyze the Blues-Flames odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips around this matchup.
Blues at Flames: Projected starting goalies
Jordan Binnington vs. Dave Rittich
Binnington has notched a 2.58 goals against average and .912 save percentage through 35 games. Running mate Jake Allen started Monday night’s game. Binnington has struggled on the road (.898 SV%) and has been woeful (.865 SV%) in six starts this month. He has had two good outings against the Flames this season, including a 40-save shutout Nov. 21.
Rittich owns a 2.77 GAA and .913 SV% across 36 games. The 27-year-old was running hot and cold over his last five starts heading into the all-star break. He has faced St. Louis twice this season, allowing a total of eight goals. Three of those were power-play tallies.
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Blues at Flames: Odds, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Calgary 4, St. Louis 3
Moneyline (ML)
The Blues will look to avoid a fourth straight setback in a Saddledome contest that continues a four-game road trip through western Canada (and St. Louis is 0-5 over its last five road tilts). St. Louis has allowed the seventh-fewest goals per game this season (2.68), but it has allowed the seventh-most in January (3.33).
Analytics point to some Calgary value in assessing both defenses. A win Tuesday night would mark four straight at home for the Flames. And then there is the goaltending layoff. Over his last four starts with more than three days of rest, Binnington owns a .863 SV%. In his last three turns under the same condition, Rittich has logged a .930 mark. BET CALGARY (-115).
Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The Blues are 13-12 against the puck line on the road; the Flames are 6-17 against the spread at home. The lean remains on Calgary, but the Flames haven’t won by two or more goals in the month of January. The St. Louis side (+1.5, -294) is too costly. PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Over is 6-4 in the last 10 games for both St. Louis and Calgary. Take the OVER 6.5 (+185).
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