Blues vs. Blackhawks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 6

The St. Louis Blues (1-1) visit the Chicago Blackhawks (0-3) on Tuesday, Oct. 6, with both teams coming off a defeat. Blues (-148) at Blackhawks (+124) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Here's our prediction for who will capture the victory in Tuesday's matchup.

Blues vs. Blackhawks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blackhawks 4 - Blues 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Blues vs. Blackhawks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Blues-Blackhawks matchup.

• Favorite: Blues (-148)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+124)

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues won nine of their 26 games when listed as a moneyline favorite last season (34.6%).
• In games when it was a moneyline favorite at -148 or shorter, St. Louis went 5-4.
• The Blues have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.7% in this contest.
• In 38 of 81 games last season, St. Louis and its opponent combined to finish above 5.5 goals.

Blackhawks Betting Insights

• The Blackhawks were made an underdog 76 times last season, and won 29, or 38.2%, of those games.
• Chicago had a record of 21-38, a 35.6% win rate, when set as an underdog by +124 or more last season.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 44.6% chance of victory for the Blackhawks.
• Chicago combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 41 of 81 games last season.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis ranked 24th in the league last season with 230 goals scored (2.8 per game).
• Defensively, the Blues allowed 254 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 19th in NHL play.
• It had the league's 22nd-ranked goal differential at -24.
• The 38 power-play goals the Blues recorded last season (28th in the NHL) came via 216 power-play chances.
• St. Louis had the league's 26th-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.59%).
• The Blues recorded six shorthanded goals last season (16th among NHL teams).
• St. Louis' 76.58% penalty-kill success rate ranked 25th in the league.
• St. Louis had the 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 49.4%.
• The Blues had an 11.1% shooting percentage, which ranked 16th in the league.

Blackhawks Key Stats

• With 210 goals (2.6 per game) last season, Chicago had the league's 30th-ranked offense.
• The Blackhawks allowed 3.3 goals per game (270 in total), 27th in the NHL.
• Its -60 goal differential was 31st in the league.
• With 40 power-play goals (on 236 chances), the Blackhawks were 26th in the NHL.
• Chicago's power-play percentage (16.95) ranked the team 29th in the league.
• The Blackhawks had six shorthanded goals (16th in NHL).
• Chicago had the second-best penalty kill percentage (83.54%).
• Chicago won 46.1% of faceoffs, 31st in the NHL.
• The Blackhawks' 10.4% shooting percentage was 25th in the league.