Hurricanes vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 13

The Carolina Hurricanes (28-14-4) visit the St. Louis Blues (17-21-8) on Tuesday, Jan. 13, with both teams coming off a loss. Hurricanes (-175) at Blues (+145) appears like a mismatch, according to the moneyline odds.

Carolina suffered a 4-3 overtime defeat on the road its last time out on Jan. 12 against the Detroit Red Wings. Sebastian Aho had two points (two assists) for the Hurricanes.

St. Louis' most recent game was a road loss, 4-2, against the Vegas Golden Knights on Jan. 10. Robert Thomas led the Blues with two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing.

Get ready for this showdown with a glimpse at who we predict will come out on top in Tuesday's contest.

Hurricanes vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and St. Louis Blues, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 5 - Blues 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.98 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Blues Moneylines

Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Hurricanes-Blues matchup.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-175)
• Underdog: Blues (+145)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes have been victorious in 27 of their 41 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (65.9%).
• Carolina is 20-7 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -175 or shorter (74.1% win percentage).
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Hurricanes have an implied probability of 63.6% to win.
• In 24 games this season, Carolina and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Blues Betting Insights

• This season the Blues have won 14 of the 27 games, or 51.9%, in which they've been an underdog.
• St. Louis has a record of 1-4 in games when bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +145 on the moneyline.
• The Blues have a 40.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• St. Louis has played 20 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina has scored the sixth-most goals in the league (154 total, 3.4 per game).
• Defensively, the Hurricanes are allowing 137 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 14th in NHL action.
• Its goal differential (+17) makes the team sixth-best in the league.
• The 28 power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season rank 14th in the NHL (on 140 power-play chances).
• Carolina has the league's 15th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20%).
• The six shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank second among NHL squads.
• Carolina kills 79.23% of opponent power plays, the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Carolina wins 50.3% of its faceoffs (16th in NHL).
• The Hurricanes connect on 10.4% of their shots (22nd in the league).

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis has 114 goals this season (2.5 per game), 31st in the league.
• The Blues' total of 159 goals conceded (3.5 per game) is 29th in the league.
• it has the 32nd-ranked goal differential in the league at -45.
• With 20 power-play goals (on 120 chances), the Blues are 29th in the NHL.
• St. Louis scores on 16.67% of its power plays, No. 26 in the league.
• The Blues have four shorthanded goals (10th in NHL).
• The 76.47% penalty-kill percentage of St. Louis is 28th in the NHL.
• St. Louis wins 50.5% of faceoffs, 14th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.1% shooting percentage of the Blues is 25th in the league.