Blues vs. Jets NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 9

The St. Louis Blues and Winnipeg Jets -- the former coming off a defeat, the latter a victory -- will play on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET, at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The sportsbooks see this as a close game, with the Blues -115 to win on the moneyline, and the Jets at -105.

St. Louis suffered a 3-1 loss at home its last time out on April 7 against the Colorado Avalanche. Jimmy Snuggerud (one assist) and Robert Thomas (one goal) were among the three Blues skaters who collected one point each.

Winnipeg won its most recent game 6-2 at home over the Seattle Kraken on April 6. Mark Scheifele led the Jets with three points (three assists) in that outing.

Prepare for this showdown with a glimpse at who we project to emerge with the victory in Thursday's contest.

Blues vs. Jets Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the St. Louis Blues and Winnipeg Jets, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Jets 4 - Blues 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.05 goals)
  

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Blues vs. Jets Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Blues (-115)
• Underdog: Jets (-105)

Blues Betting Insights

• In the 22 times this season the Blues have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 6-16 in those games.
• St. Louis is 6-15 (winning only 28.6% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -115 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Blues have a 53.5% chance to win.
• St. Louis' 76 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals 34 times.

Jets Betting Insights

• The Jets have been made an underdog 33 times this season, and won 11, or 33.3%, of those games.
• This season Winnipeg has won 11 of its 32 games, or 34.4%, when it's the underdog by at least -105 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Jets have a 51.2% chance to win.
• Winnipeg and its opponent have combined to score over 5.5 goals in 42 of 76 games this season.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis ranks 29th in the league with 205 goals scored (2.7 per game).
• The Blues rank 15th in goals against, giving up 237 total goals (3.1 per game) in NHL action.
• It has the league's 26th-ranked goal differential at -32.
• The 35 power-play goals the Blues have recorded this season (to rank 31st in the NHL) have come on 202 power-play chances.
• St. Louis has the league's 28th-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.33%).
• The six shorthanded goals the Blues have scored this season rank 13th among NHL squads.
• St. Louis kills 75.94% of opponent power plays, the 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• St. Louis has the 18th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 49.5%.
• The Blues make 10.6% of their shots (22nd in the league).

Jets Key Stats

• Winnipeg's 219 goals on the season (2.8 per game) rank 25th in the NHL.
• The Jets have one of the top defenses in the NHL, giving up 230 total goals (3.0 per game), ninth in the league.
• With a goal differential of -11, the team is 19th in the league.
• With 39 power-play goals (on 212 chances), the Jets are 25th in the NHL.
• Winnipeg scores on 18.4% of its power plays, No. 23 in the NHL.
• The Jets have six shorthanded goals (13th in NHL).
• The 78.26% penalty-kill percentage of Winnipeg is 19th in the NHL.
• At 51%, Winnipeg has the league's 10th-best faceoff win rate.
• The 10.8% shooting percentage of the Jets is 20th in the league.