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The St. Louis Blues meet the Seattle Kraken Tuesday at Climate Pledge Arena to start the 2024-25 season. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Blues vs. Kraken odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Blues won 3-0 last season
The Blues have a lot of new faces, including a little bit of sandpaper. F Radek Faksa gives the team a little toughness, and D Philip Broberg and F Dylan Holloway were nice adds from the Edmonton Oilers. St. Louis is looking to bounce back after missing the postseason, and it’s a good bet to be much better.
The Kraken still have a pretty solid young core, including F Matty Beniers, but he took a big step backwards last season. The Kraken made some nice adds with F Chandler Stephenson up front, and Ds Josh Mahura and Brandon Montour on the back end to replace the departed Ds Brian Dumoulin and Justin Schultz.
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Blues at Kraken odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NHL odds. Lines last updated at 5:34 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Blues +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Kraken -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Blues +1.5 (-210) | Kraken -1.5 (+170)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Blues at Kraken projected goalies
Jordan Binnington (28-21-5, 2.84 GAA, .913 SV%, 3 SO in 2023-24) vs. Philipp Grubauer (14-16-2, 2.86 GAA, .899 SV%, 2 SO in 2023-24)
Binnington has been a bit of a slow starter in previous seasons, but facing Seattle could be just what the doctor ordered to get him off on a winning foot. He was 2-0-0 with a 1.88 GAA and .940 SV% in 2 starts against Seattle in 2023-24.
Grubauer didn’t face the Blues last season in Seattle’s 3 losses to St. Louis. However, he isn’t a great play against the Blues, as he had a 2.96 GAA and .896 SV%, which was statistically worse than his showings on the road. For whatever reason, he just isn’t comfortable at CPA.
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Blues at Kraken picks and predictions
Prediction
Blues 3, Kraken 2
Moneyline
The BLUES (+120) are worth a roll of the dice on the moneyline based mostly on last season’s series. St. Louis was 3-for-3 against the Kraken (-145) in the 2023-24 campaign, and St. Louis is 7-2 in 9 all-time meetings, including 3-1 in the 4 meetings in the Pacific Northwest.
Puck line/Against the spread
The Blues +1.5 (-210) will cost you more than 2 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk if you require a little bit of insurance.
St. Louis outscored Seattle 10-5 last season, but the lone meeting at Climate Pledge Arena ended up going to overtime, so be careful.
PASS.
Over/Under
UNDER 5.5 (+100) is a worth a look at even-money.
The total went low in 2 of the 3 meetings last season, and the early puck drop at 1:30 p.m. PDT will also work against the team’s offenses.
And, again, Binnington had a 1.88 GAA against the Kraken last season, so don’t expect the Seattle offense to light him up.
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