Blues vs. Bruins NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 9

The St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins -- both coming off victories -- will meet on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET, at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The Bruins are underdogs away from home, at +110, and the Blues are -130.

St. Louis won 4-3 on the road its last time out on Dec. 7 against the Montreal Canadiens. The Blues got three points each out of Brayden Schenn (two goals and one assist) and Dylan Holloway (one goal and two assists).

Boston won its most recent game 4-1 at home over the New Jersey Devils on Dec. 6. The Bruins got one point apiece out of nine players in that matchup, including Andrew Peeke (one goal) and Morgan Geekie (one goal).

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will win the game in Tuesday's hockey action.

Blues vs. Bruins Predictions & Pick

For predictions on 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 7.05 goals)
  

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Blues vs. Bruins Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Blues-Bruins matchup.

• Favorite: Blues (-130)
• Underdog: Bruins (+110)

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues are 2-11 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• St. Louis is 1-6 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter (14.3% win percentage).
• The Blues have a 56.5% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• In 14 of 30 matches this season, St. Louis and its opponent have combined to finish above 5.5 goals.

Bruins Betting Insights

• The Bruins have been listed as an underdog 26 times this season, and won 15, or 57.7%, of those games.
• Boston has entered 24 games this season as the underdog by +110 or more and is 13-11 in those contests.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 47.6% chance of victory for the Bruins.
• Boston and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 16 of 30 games this season.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis ranks 28th in the NHL with 77 goals scored (2.6 per game).
• The Blues rank 30th in goals against, allowing 102 total goals (3.4 per game) in NHL action.
• It has the league's 30th-ranked goal differential at -25.
• The 15 power-play goals the Blues have put up this season rank 19th in the NHL (on 79 power-play chances).
• St. Louis' 18.99% power-play conversion rate ranks 16th in the league.
• The two shorthanded goals the Blues have scored this season rank 13th among NHL squads.
• St. Louis kills 77.33% of opponent power plays, the 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• St. Louis wins 51.3% of its faceoffs (12th in NHL).
• The Blues have a 10.1% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 22nd in the league.

Bruins Key Stats

• Boston is seventh in the NHL in scoring (94 goals, 3.1 per game).
• The Bruins allow 3.1 goals per game (94 in total), 22nd in the league.
• With a goal differential of 0, the team is 15th in the league.
• The Bruins have 22 power-play goals (on 88 chances), fifth in the NHL.
• Boston scores on 25% of its power plays, No. 5 in the NHL.
• This season, the Bruins have one shorthanded goal (21st in league).
• At 83.04%, Boston has the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 52%, Boston has the NHL's 10th-best faceoff win rate.
• The Bruins' 11.7% shooting percentage is fifth in the league.