Predators vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 11

The Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues are coming off a victory and a loss, respectively, heading into their matchup at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. The Blues are underdogs away from home, at +105, and the Predators are -125.

Nashville earned a 4-3 home victory over the Colorado Avalanche its last time out on Dec. 9, taking the shootout 1-0. Ryan O'Reilly (one assist) and Brady Skjei (one goal) were among the eight Predators skaters who collected one point each.

St. Louis lost 5-2 at home against the Boston Bruins in its most recent game on Dec. 9. Robert Thomas (two goals) and Pavel Buchnevich (two assists) both had two points for the Blues in that matchup.

Here is our pick for who will claim the win in Thursday's matchup.

Predators vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Predators 4 - Blues 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.94 goals)
  

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Predators vs. Blues Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Predators-Blues matchup.

• Favorite: Predators (-125)
• Underdog: Blues (+105)

Predators Betting Insights

• The Predators are 5-3 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• Nashville has been a moneyline favorite of -125 or shorter in just two games this season, and lost both.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Predators have an implied probability of 55.6% to win.
• Nashville's games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 15 times.

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues have been an underdog in 15 games this season, and won nine (60.0%).
• St. Louis has entered 12 games this season as an underdog by +105 or more and is 6-6 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this outing implies a 48.8% chance of victory for the Blues.
• St. Louis has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 15 of 31 games this season.

Predators Key Stats

• Nashville's 76 total goals (2.6 per game) make it the 31st-ranked scoring team in the league.
• The Predators rank 26th in goals against, allowing 103 total goals (3.6 per game) in NHL play.
• Its goal differential (-27) ranks 31st in the league.
• The 15 power-play goals the Predators have put up this season (to rank 21st in the NHL) have come on 91 power-play chances.
• Nashville's 16.48% power-play conversion rate ranks 23rd in the league.
• The Predators have scored one shorthanded goal this season (22nd among NHL squads).
• Nashville has the league's 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.85%).
• Nashville has the fifth-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 53.1%.
• The Predators shoot 9.5% as a team (30th in the league).

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis has 79 goals this season (2.6 per game), 30th in the league.
• The Blues concede 3.4 goals per game (107 in total), 31st in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -28, the team is 32nd in the league.
• With 16 power-play goals (on 81 chances), the Blues are 19th in the NHL.
• St. Louis has the league's 14th-ranked power-play percentage (19.75%).
• This season, the Blues have two shorthanded goals (13th in NHL).
• St. Louis' has the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.92%).
• At 51.5%, St. Louis has the league's 12th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The Blues' 10.1% shooting percentage is 22nd in the league.