Blues vs. Wild NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 13

The St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a loss -- will play on Monday at 8 p.m. ET, at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The bookmakers have made the Blues solid favorites at -130 on the moneyline, and the Wild are at +110.

St. Louis earned a 5-3 road victory over the Chicago Blackhawks its last time out on April 11. The Blues got two points each out of Jonatan Berggren (two assists) and Tyler Tucker (two assists).

Minnesota lost 2-1 on the road against the Nashville Predators in its most recent game on April 11. The Wild got one point each out of Jonas Brodin (one assist) and Michael McCarron (one goal).

As hockey action continues, prepare for the matchup by checking out which squad we predict will capture the win in Monday's game.

Blues vs. Wild Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blues 3 - Wild 2
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.10 goals)
  

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Blues vs. Wild Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Blues-Wild game.

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

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues have won 29.2% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (7-17).
• St. Louis is 5-8 (victorious in only 38.5% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Blues' implied win probability is 56.5%.
• St. Louis' games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 35 times.

Wild Betting Insights

• This season the Wild have been an underdog 30 times, and won 18, or 60.0%, of those games.
• This season Minnesota has won 11 of its 18 games, or 61.1%, when it's the underdog by at least +110 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 47.6% chance of victory for the Wild.
• Minnesota's games this season have had more than 5.5 goals 48 of 79 times.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis' 212 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 28th in the league.
• The Blues rank 15th in goals against, conceding 243 total goals (3.1 per game) in NHL action.
• It has the league's 26th-ranked goal differential at -31.
• The 37 power-play goals the Blues have put up this season (to rank 29th in the NHL) have come on 208 power-play chances.
• St. Louis has the league's 26th-ranked power-play conversion rate (17.79%).
• The Blues have scored six shorthanded goals this season.
• St. Louis kills 76.28% of opponent power plays, the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• St. Louis wins 49.4% of its faceoffs (19th in NHL).
• The Blues shoot 10.6% as a team (21st in the league).

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 262 goals on the season (3.3 per game) rank 11th in the NHL.
• The Wild give up 2.8 goals per game (227 in total), the fourth-fewest in the league.
• It has the sixth-best goal differential in the league at +35.
• The Wild have 64 power-play goals (on 252 chances), third in the NHL.
• Minnesota has the league's third-best power-play percentage (25.4%).
• The Wild have six shorthanded goals (15th in NHL).
• The 79.61% penalty-kill percentage of Minnesota is 15th in the NHL.
• Minnesota wins 46.8% of faceoffs, 30th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Wild's 11.2% shooting percentage is 15th in the league.