Golden Knights vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 2

Both the Vegas Golden Knights and St. Louis Blues are coming off a loss, heading into their matchup at Enterprise Center on Friday at 3 p.m. ET. Golden Knights (-148) at Blues (+124) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Vegas fell in a 4-2 defeat at home its last time out on Dec. 31 against the Nashville Predators. Pavel Dorofeyev led the Golden Knights with two points (two assists).

St. Louis lost 6-1 on the road against the Colorado Avalanche in its most recent game on Dec. 31. The Blues were led in that outing by Dalibor Dvorsky (one goal) and Matthew Kessel (one assist).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which club will secure the win in Friday's hockey action.

Golden Knights vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and St. Louis Blues, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Golden Knights 4 - Blues 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.96 goals)
  

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Golden Knights vs. Blues Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Golden Knights-Blues game.

• Favorite: Golden Knights (-148)
• Underdog: Blues (+124)

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• The Golden Knights have gone 15-17 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• Vegas is 12-9 (victorious in 57.1% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Golden Knights' implied win probability is 59.7%.
• Vegas' games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 22 times.

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues have won 12, or 52.2%, of the 23 games they have played while the underdog this season.
• St. Louis has a record of 3-6 in games when bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +124 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blues have a 44.6% chance to win.
• St. Louis has played 20 games this season with over 5.5 goals.

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas' 118 total goals (3.1 per game) make it the 19th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Golden Knights have given up 114 total goals (three per game), ranking ninth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
• Its +4 goal differential is the eighth-best in the league.
• The 30 power-play goals the Golden Knights have scored this season (on 120 power-play chances) are the sixth-most in the NHL.
• Vegas' 25% power-play conversion rate is the fifth-best in the league.
• The Golden Knights have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• Vegas' 81.72% penalty-kill success rate is the 10th-best in the league.
• Vegas wins 52.1% of its faceoffs to rank fifth in the NHL.
• The Golden Knights have a 10.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 19th in the league.

Blues Key Stats

• With 101 goals (2.5 per game), St. Louis has the league's 30th-ranked offense.
• The Blues allow 3.4 goals per game (141 in total), 31st in the league.
• Its -40 goal differential ranks 32nd in the league.
• With 19 power-play goals (on 106 chances), the Blues are 26th in the NHL.
• St. Louis scores on 17.92% of its power plays, No. 22 in the NHL.
• This season, the Blues have three shorthanded goals (11th in NHL).
• The 77.14% penalty-kill percentage of St. Louis is 23rd in the league.
• St. Louis wins 50.9% of faceoffs, 12th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 9.9% shooting percentage of the Blues is 26th in the league.