Kraken vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 4

The Seattle Kraken and St. Louis Blues -- both coming off wins -- will face each other on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The bookmakers have made the Kraken solid favorites at -148 on the moneyline, and the Blues are at +124.

Seattle secured a 2-1 victory at home its last time out on March 2 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Adam Larsson's two points (two assists) led the Kraken.

St. Louis won its last game 3-1 on the road over the Minnesota Wild on March 1. The Blues were led in that matchup by Robert Thomas (one goal and one assist) and Pavel Buchnevich (one goal and one assist).

As hockey action continues, prepare for the matchup by checking out which squad we project to pick up the victory in Wednesday's game.

Kraken vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Seattle Kraken and St. Louis Blues, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Kraken 4 - Blues 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.01 goals)
  

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Kraken vs. Blues Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Kraken-Blues matchup.

• Favorite: Kraken (-148)
• Underdog: Blues (+124)

Kraken Betting Insights

• The Kraken have been victorious in four of their seven games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (57.1%).
• Seattle is 3-1 (victorious in 75.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter.
• The Kraken have a 59.7% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Seattle's 60 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 17 times.

Blues Betting Insights

• This season the Blues have won 18 of the 39 games, or 46.2%, in which they've been an underdog.
• St. Louis has entered 20 games this season as an underdog by +124 or more and is 8-12 in those contests.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 44.6% chance of victory for the Blues.
• St. Louis has played 26 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Kraken Key Stats

• Seattle ranks 24th in the NHL with 170 goals scored (2.8 per game).
• The Kraken have given up 172 total goals (2.9 per game), ranking eighth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
• It has the league's 17th-ranked goal differential at -2.
• The 37 power-play goals the Kraken have put up this season (to rank 15th in the NHL) have come on 173 power-play chances.
• Seattle has the league's 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.39%).
• The Kraken have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• Seattle's 71.95% penalty-kill success rate ranks 31st in the league.
• Seattle has the 25th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 47.9%.
• The Kraken connect on 11.3% of their shots (14th in the league).

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis has 155 goals this season (2.6 per game), 28th in the league.
• The Blues' total of 205 goals given up (3.4 per game) is 26th in the NHL.
• Its -50 goal differential ranks 31st in the league.
• With 28 power-play goals (on 161 chances), the Blues are 28th in the NHL.
• St. Louis' power-play percentage (17.39) puts the team 25th in the league.
• This season, the Blues have five shorthanded goals (11th in league).
• At 73.01%, St. Louis has the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• St. Louis wins 49.9% of faceoffs, 17th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.3% shooting percentage of the Blues is 25th in the league.