Blues vs. Bruins NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 4

The St. Louis Blues (9-11-7) visit the Boston Bruins (15-13) on Thursday, Dec. 4, with both coming off a loss. The sportsbooks have made the Blues solid favorites at -148 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Bruins are at +124.

St. Louis' most recent game was a 4-1 home loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 1. The Blues got one point apiece out of three players, including Jake Neighbours (one assist) and Robert Thomas (one assist).

Boston's most recent game was a road loss, 5-4, to the Detroit Red Wings on Dec. 2. Hampus Lindholm had three points (three assists) in that outing for the Bruins.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will emerge with the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Blues vs. Bruins Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Bruins 4 - Blues 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.00 goals)
  

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Blues vs. Bruins Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Blues-Bruins game.

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

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues have been victorious in two of their 12 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (16.7%).
• St. Louis is 1-4 (winning just 20.0% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Blues have an implied probability of 59.7% to win.
• St. Louis and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in 12 of 27 games this season.

Bruins Betting Insights

• This season the Bruins have been an underdog 24 times, and won 13, or 54.2%, of those games.
• Boston has a record of 11-11, a 50.0% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +124 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Bruins, based on the moneyline, is 44.6%.
• Boston and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 15 of 28 games this season.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis ranks 28th in the league with 69 goals scored (2.6 per game).
• Defensively, the Blues are giving up 93 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 28th in NHL play.
• Its -24 goal differential ranks 31st in the league.
• The 14 power-play goals the Blues have recorded this season (on 73 power-play chances) rank 18th in the NHL.
• St. Louis' 19.18% power-play conversion rate ranks 16th in the league.
• The two shorthanded goals the Blues have scored this season rank 11th among NHL teams.
• St. Louis' 76.56% penalty-kill success rate ranks 26th in the league.
• St. Louis wins 51% of its faceoffs to rank 12th in the NHL.
• The Blues shoot 10.1% as a team (23rd in the league).

Bruins Key Stats

• With 85 goals (3.0 per game), Boston has the NHL's eighth-best offense.
• The Bruins have given up 91 total goals this season (3.2 per game), 23rd in the league.
• it has the 22nd-ranked goal differential in the league at -6.
• The Bruins have 21 power-play goals (third-most in NHL) on 85 chances.
• Boston has the league's fifth-best power-play percentage (24.71%).
• This season, the Bruins have one shorthanded goal (20th in league).
• Boston's has the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.57%).
• Boston is 11th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (52%).
• The Bruins' 11.2% shooting percentage is 14th in the league.