Blues vs. Red Wings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 28

The St. Louis Blues (3-5-1) host the Detroit Red Wings (6-3) on Tuesday, Oct. 28, with the Blues coming off a loss and the Red Wings a win. Blues (-110) versus Red Wings (-110) appears pretty even, according to the moneyline odds.

St. Louis was handed a 6-3 defeat on the road its last time out on Oct. 27 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nick Bjugstad led the Blues with two points (one goal and one assist).

Detroit won its most recent game 6-4 at home against the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 25. J.T. Compher (one goal and one assist) and Simon Edvinsson (two goals) were among the four Red Wings skaters who recorded two points each in that outing.

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

Blues vs. Red Wings Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blues 4 - Red Wings 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.04 goals)
  

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Blues vs. Red Wings Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Blues-Red Wings game.

• Favorite: Blues (-110)
• Underdog: Red Wings (-110)

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues have won 14.3% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (1-6).
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -110 or shorter, St. Louis is 1-6 (winning 14.3% of the time).
• The Blues have a 52.4% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• St. Louis and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in five of nine games this season.

Red Wings Betting Insights

• The Red Wings have won six of the eight games they have played while the underdog this season.
• Detroit has entered eight games this season as an underdog by -110 or more and is 6-2 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Red Wings, based on the moneyline, is 52.4%.
• Detroit has played three games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis ranks 19th in the NHL with 27 goals scored (three per game).
• Defensively, the Blues are allowing 39 total goals (4.3 per game) to rank 29th in NHL action.
• Its goal differential (-12) ranks 29th in the league.
• The six power-play goals the Blues have put up this season rank 15th in the NHL (on 27 power-play chances).
• St. Louis' 22.22% power-play conversion rate ranks 13th in the league.
• St. Louis' 72% penalty-kill success rate ranks 25th in the league.
• St. Louis has the ninth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 51.4%.
• The Blues shoot 11.6% as a team (14th in the league).

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit's 30 goals on the season (3.3 per game) rank 10th in the NHL.
• The Red Wings give up 3.2 goals per game (29 in total), 18th in the league.
• Its +1 goal differential ranks 12th in the league.
• With six power-play goals (on 28 chances), the Red Wings are 15th in the NHL.
• Detroit's power-play percentage (21.43) ranks the team 15th in the league.
• The 84% penalty-kill percentage of Detroit is 10th in the NHL.
• Detroit is ninth in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51.4%).
• With a shooting percentage of 12%, the Red Wings are 12th in the league.