Blues vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 8

The St. Louis Blues (1-2) host the San Jose Sharks (2-1) on Thursday, Oct. 8, with both coming off a defeat in their last game. The bookmakers have made the Blues solid favorites at -155 on the moneyline, and the Sharks are at +130.

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

Blues vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

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

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

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Blues vs. Sharks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Blues-Sharks game.

• Favorite: Blues (-155)
• Underdog: Sharks (+130)

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues were a moneyline favorite four times last season, and went 3-1 in those games.
• St. Louis played as a moneyline favorite of -155 or shorter in only two games last season, and won both.
• The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Blues a 60.8% chance to win.
• In four of five games last season, St. Louis and its opponent combined to finish above 5.5 goals.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks were an underdog in three games last season, and won two (66.7%).
• San Jose was 2-1 last season as an underdog by +130 or more on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 43.5% chance to win.
• San Jose played five games last season with more than 5.5 goals.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis' 230 total goals (2.8 per game) made it the 24th-ranked scoring team in the NHL last season.
• The Blues were 19th in goals against, conceding 254 total goals (3.1 per game) in NHL action.
• It had the league's 22nd-ranked goal differential at -24.
• The 38 power-play goals the Blues scored last season (on 216 power-play chances) ranked 28th in the NHL.
• St. Louis had the league's 26th-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.59%).
• The Blues scored six shorthanded goals last season.
• St. Louis had the league's 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (76.58%).
• St. Louis won 49.4% of its faceoffs to rank 19th in the NHL.
• The Blues had an 11.1% shooting percentage, which ranked 16th in the league.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose had 249 goals last season (3.0 per game), 17th in the league.
• The Sharks gave up 3.5 goals per game (290 in total), 30th in the league.
• Its -41 goal differential was 28th in the league.
• The Sharks had 54 power-play goals (12th in NHL) on 254 chances.
• San Jose's power-play percentage (21.26) put the team 15th in the league.
• The Sharks had three shorthanded goals (28th in league).
• The 76.42% penalty-kill percentage of San Jose was 27th in the league.
• San Jose won 47.8% of faceoffs, 26th in the NHL.
• The Sharks' 11.8% shooting percentage was seventh in the league.