Rangers vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 3

The New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues -- the former coming off a defeat, the latter a win -- will face each other on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Blues are slight underdogs, at +100, and the Rangers are -120.

New York's most recent game was a 4-1 home loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 1. Dylan Garand saved 20 Oilers shots while allowing three goals.

In its most recent game on Oct. 31, St. Louis claimed a 5-4 road victory against the Detroit Red Wings. The Blues got two points each out of Justin Barron (one goal and one assist) and Jimmy Snuggerud (one goal and one assist).

Here's our prediction for who will capture the win in Tuesday's game.

Rangers vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Rangers 4 - Blues 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Rangers vs. Blues Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Rangers (-120)
• Underdog: Blues (+100)

Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rangers are 4-3 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -120 or shorter, New York is 4-2 (winning 66.7% of the time).
• The Rangers have a 54.5% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• In nine of 15 matches this season, New York and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues have won three of the seven games they have played as an underdog this season.
• St. Louis has a record of 2-3 when it's been set as an underdog of +100 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The moneyline in this contest implies a 50.0% chance of victory for the Blues.
• St. Louis' games this season have had over 5.5 goals eight of 14 times.

Rangers Key Stats

• New York's 45 total goals (three per game) make it the 18th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• Defensively, the Rangers are giving up 46 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 18th in league action.
• It has the league's 18th-ranked goal differential at -1.
• The eight power-play goals the Rangers have recorded this season rank 18th in the NHL (on 40 power-play chances).
• New York ranks 18th in the league with a 20% power-play conversion rate.
• The Rangers have capitalized with two shorthanded goals this season (fifth among NHL squads).
• New York kills 89.13% of opponent power plays, the third-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• New York wins the sixth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 54.4%.
• The Rangers shoot 12% as a team (11th in the league).

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis has 44 goals this season (3.1 per game), 19th in the NHL.
• The Blues have one of the top defenses in the NHL, giving up 42 total goals (three per game), eighth in the league.
• it has the 13th-ranked goal differential in the league at +2.
• The Blues have nine power-play goals (on 38 chances), 17th in the NHL.
• St. Louis scores on 23.68% of its power plays, No. 10 in the NHL.
• This season, the Blues have three shorthanded goals (second in NHL).
• St. Louis' has the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage (83.33%).
• St. Louis is 18th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.6%).
• The Blues' 11.9% shooting percentage is 13th in the league.