The Carolina Hurricanes (30-19-3) open a four-game road swing Tuesday with an 8 p.m. ET contest at Enterprise Center against the St. Louis Blues (31-14-8). We analyze the Hurricanes-Blues odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips around this matchup.
Hurricanes at Blues: Projected starting goalies
Petr Mrazek vs. Jordan Binnington
Mrazek is well-rested, having started only three games since Jan. 13. He has been solid over recent road turns, but overall has had some bad spells. For the season, Mrazek owns a 2.63 goals against average and .904 save percentage.
Binnington has started 37 games for the Blues. He’s recorded a 2.63 GAA and .911 SV%. The 26-year-old netminder got off to a great start this season, but he has struggled of late. Binnington has logged an .886 SV% since Dec. 7; he owns a .871 mark over his last eight games. Most of his troubles have come on the road, as he has registered a 2.20 GAA and .922 SV% at home.
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Hurricanes at Blues: Odds, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Carolina 4, St. Louis 3
Moneyline (ML)
St. Louis is coming off Western Canada road trip on the heels of its bye week. The Blues are 1-5 over their last six games; they won four straight prior to this downturn with all four wins coming against sub-.500 opponents. A comparison of goals and goals against points to Carolina being undervalued and St. Louis being overvalued in the standings. The Hurricanes are 0-4 over their last four games away from Raleigh, but that stretch isn’t backed up by puck-possession and shot-quality analytics. The 0-4 road stretch was preceded by a run that saw Carolina go 8-3 over 11 road games from Nov. 14-Dec. 19.
Back the HURRICANES (+115) to win outright.
Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The better pricing on the Hurricanes as a side comes in the moneyline play above. PASS on the puck line (+1.5, -250).
Over/Under (O/U)
The total is a decent play in this cross-conference showdown between a couple of would-be Stanley Cup Playoff teams. The ‘Canes have played to back-to-back Overs. The Over is 4-1-1 in the Blue’s last six games.
Mix the goalies, the offenses and the situational circumstances here, and the OVER 5.5 (-106) is a moderate-confidence play.
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