Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Blues vs. Avalanche NHL Odds
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(1-3) St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche (3-1)
Date: Wednesday, May 25th
Time: 9:37 PM ET
Venue: Pepsi Center
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Blues +210 Avalanche -260(Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: St. Louis +1.5 -120 / Avalanche -1.5 +100
NHL Betting Total: O/U 6.5
The St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche face off on Wednesday in Game 5 of their playoff series at the Pepsi Center. In Game 4 it was two goals in the 3rd period, that secured the 6-3 victory.
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 defense to be better
The goaltending has been an issue for the Blues and even when they came back in the last game, it wasn’t enough as they were defeated. The Blues also can’t fall behind early, or this will be the end of the series.
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. So far in this series, it’s been again the offense that has been the strength, and it’s going to be important that the offense finds success again. If the offense is good, they are going to get the job done.
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
The Blues have a big goaltending issue, and they are going to struggle again in this game to defend. Look for the Blues to run up the sdcore, and this game is going to get out of hand early. Look for the Avs to score at least five goals, and Colorado will have no issue getting the job done. Back the Avs on the puckline.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Colorado -1.5
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