Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Blues vs. Avalanche NHL Odds
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(4-2) St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche (4-0)
Date: Thursday, May 19th
Time: 9:37 PM ET
Venue: Pepsi Center
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Blues +185 Avalanche -230(Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: St. Louis +1.5 -125 / Avalanche -1.5 +105
NHL Betting Total: O/U 6.5
Heading into this series many believed that the Colorado Avalanche would have very little problem in this series, but the first game was a bit more competitive. The Avs did end up winning though 3-2.
St. Louis Blues
The Blues sit with a 49-21-11 record overall which gave them 109 points. The Blues scored 307 goals while their defense has given up 235 goals. The offense is ranked 4th while their defense is ranked 10th.
Vladimir Tarasenko has been the top player for the Blues scoring 34 goals and adding another 48 assists. In this game if the Blues want to secure a victory they are going to need the offense to be strong early.
In the first game the offense wasn’t awful but they can’t trust their defense is going to be that strong again in this game. The Blues need to try and score four or five goals to have a chance.
Colorado Avalanche
On the other side of this matchup is the Colorado Avalanche who swept the Nashville Predators in the first series of the playoffs. The offense was elite during the series and in the last two games they scored 12 runs total. In the first game of this series the offense only scored three goals, and in this game, they need to try to run up the score.
The Avs have scored 311 goals and given up 230 goals. Colorado’s offense is ranked 2nd in the league while their defense is ranked 7th. Mikko Rantanen has been the top player for Colorado scoring 36 goals and adding 56 assists.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Avalanche are 10-0 in their last 10 playoff games as a favorite of -201 or greater.
- Avalanche are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Avalanche are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. Central.
- Avalanche are 49-8 in their last 57 games as a favorite of -201 or greater.
- Blues are 1-9 in their last 10 games as an underdog of +151 to +200.
- Blues are 1-7 in their last 8 games as a road underdog of +151 to +200.
Free St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche NHL Prediction
I expect both offenses are going to run up the score, and both goalies are going to really score. I expect both teams to score at least four goals and the over is going to cash with ease. In terms of the side I do think the Avs are the better team and they are going to win this game on the puck line.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Over
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