Hurricanes vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 24

The Carolina Hurricanes (8-2-2) visit the St. Louis Blues (5-4-1) on Saturday, Oct. 24, with the Hurricanes coming off a loss in their last game and the Blues a win. The oddsmakers have made the Hurricanes solid favorites at -155 on the moneyline, despite being the visitors, and the Blues are at +130.

Carolina lost in a shootout on the road its last time out on Oct. 22 against the Edmonton Oilers 6-5, dropping the shootout 1-0 to seal the loss. Jordan Martinook (two assists) and Sebastian Aho (one goal and one assist) were among the three Hurricanes skaters who recorded two points each.

In its last game on Oct. 22, St. Louis secured a 6-2 home victory against the Vegas Golden Knights. Justin Barron had four points (one goal and three assists) in that outing for the Blues.

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

Hurricanes vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Hurricanes 3 - Blues 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Blues Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Hurricanes-Blues game.

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

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes have won 66.7% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (8-4).
• Carolina is 6-1 in games it has played with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter (85.7% win percentage).
• The Hurricanes have a 60.8% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Carolina and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in six of 12 games this season.

Blues Betting Insights

• This season the Blues have been an underdog four times, and won two of those games.
• St. Louis has played as a moneyline underdog of +130 or longer twice so far this season. They split the games 1-1.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blues have a 43.5% chance to win.
• St. Louis has played six games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 47 total goals (3.9 per game, on 6.8 assists per outing) lead the league.
• Defensively, the Hurricanes are allowing 32 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank 16th in league play.
• It has the league's second-best goal differential at +15.
• The 11 power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season are fourth-best in the NHL (on 46 power-play chances).
• Carolina's 23.91% power-play conversion rate ranks 11th in the league.
• The Hurricanes have scored two shorthanded goals this season.
• Carolina kills 83.33% of opponent power plays, the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Carolina wins 50.3% of its faceoffs to rank 17th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes shoot 11.7% as a team (13th in the league).

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis has 35 goals this season (3.5 per game), 11th in the league.
• The Blues allow 3.1 goals per game (31 in total), 14th in the league.
• it has the 14th-ranked goal differential in the league at +4.
• The Blues have seven power-play goals (on 28 chances), 13th in the NHL.
• St. Louis has the NHL's eighth-best power-play percentage (25.00%).
• The Blues lead the league in shorthanded goals with three.
• The 85.71% penalty-kill percentage of St. Louis is fifth in the league.
• St. Louis is 22nd in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49%).
• With a shooting percentage of 13.1%, the Blues are sixth in the league.