Blues vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 26

The St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat -- will meet on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET, at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The Sharks are underdogs on the road, at +114, and the Blues are -135.

St. Louis earned a 3-0 home victory over the Washington Capitals its last time out on March 24. Seven Blues players recorded one point each, including Jimmy Snuggerud (one goal) and Logan Mailloux (one assist).

San Jose's most recent game was a road loss, 6-3, to the Nashville Predators on March 24. Will Smith led the Sharks with two points (two goals) in that outing.

Here's our prediction for who will claim the victory in Thursday's matchup.

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: Sharks 3 - Blues 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.01 goals)
  

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Blues vs. Sharks Moneylines

Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Blues-Sharks game.

• Favorite: Blues (-135)
• Underdog: Sharks (+114)

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues are 5-16 this season when favored on the moneyline.
• St. Louis is 3-6 (victorious in just 33.3% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Blues have an implied probability of 57.4% to win.
• St. Louis and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 27 of 70 games this season.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have won 30, or 49.2%, of the 61 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• San Jose is 27-30 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +114 or more on the moneyline.
• The Sharks have a 46.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• San Jose's games this season have had more than 6.5 goals 34 of 69 times.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis' 183 total goals (2.6 per game) rank 30th in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Blues are allowing 221 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 21st in league action.
• It has the league's 28th-ranked goal differential at -38.
• The 30 power-play goals the Blues have scored this season rank 31st in the NHL (on 181 power-play chances).
• St. Louis has the league's 28th-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.57%).
• The Blues have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
• St. Louis' 75.77% penalty-kill success rate ranks 28th in the league.
• St. Louis has the 20th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 49.2%.
• The Blues have a 10.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 25th in the league.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose's 209 goals on the season (3.0 per game) rank 19th in the NHL.
• The Sharks' total of 248 goals given up (3.6 per game) is 30th in the NHL.
• it has the 29th-ranked goal differential in the league at -39.
• The Sharks have 45 power-play goals (14th in NHL) on 225 chances.
• San Jose has the NHL's 18th-ranked power-play percentage (20%).
• This season, the Sharks have three shorthanded goals (25th in NHL).
• San Jose's has the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (78.77%).
• At 47.5%, San Jose has the NHL's 26th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The Sharks' 11.7% shooting percentage is seventh in the league.