The St. Louis Blues (32-17-10) host the New Jersey Devils (22-26-10) Tuesday for an 8 p.m. ET puck drop at Enterprise Center. The defending Stanley Cup champions enter the day on a five-game losing skid. We analyze the Devils-Blues sports betting odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup.
Devils at Blues: Projected starting goalies
MacKenzie Blackwood vs. Jordan Binnington
Blackwood has been credited with the win in each of his last four starts with a total of just four goals allowed. The 23-year-old is 19-12-7 on the season with a .913 save percentage and 2.79 goals against average.
Binnington has gone 0-2-2 across his last four outings while allowing a total of 14 goals. He is 24-11-7 through 42 starts with a .909 SV% and 2.72 GAA.
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Devils at Blues: Odds, picks and betting tips
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Odds last updated at 11:20 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Blues 4, Devils 3
Moneyline (ML)
While the Blues (-278) have been awful of late, they’re still the better team in every way, especially with the Devils (+220) having already fully embraced their role of trade-deadline seller. St. Louis remains atop the Central Division and is 18-6-5 on home ice for the season. New Jersey remains last in the Metropolitan Division despite an adequate 5-2-3 record over its last 10 games. The Devils are just 12-16-0 on the road for the season.
There’s good value on the Devils with a $10 bet returning a profit of $22, but it’s difficult to see the Blues losing this game while at home. They’ll snap their slide, but there’s no value with a $10 bet at -278 odds returning a profit of just $3.60.
Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The better play Tuesday is to back the DEVILS (+1.5, -121) to lose by just one goal or win outright. The same $10 bet would return a profit of $8.26 and negates a large amount of the risk.
The Devils are 28-30 against the spread overall and 12-16 on the road, while the Blues are 28-31 ATS overall and just 12-17 on home ice. St. Louis hasn’t beaten a team by two or more goals since dropping the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3, on Feb. 4.
Over/Under (O/U)
Back the OVER 5.5 (-150), albeit at an unattractive number. The Devils are 6-4 against the O/U across their last 10 games, the Blues are 5-2-2 against the projected goal totals over the same span. There’s better value on the alternate line of Over 6.5 (regular time) at +135, but we’re better off accepting the lower risk.
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