Red Wings vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 31

The Detroit Red Wings got a hat trick from Viktor Arvidsson last time out, and now will host the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, Oct. 31. Red Wings (-118) versus Blues (-102) looks pretty close, according to the moneyline odds.

Detroit won 4-1 at home its last time out on Oct. 29 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Arvidsson led the Red Wings with four points (three goals and one assist).

St. Louis won its last game 4-1 at home over the Boston Bruins on Oct. 29. The Blues got three points each out of Robert Thomas (one goal and two assists) and Philip Broberg (one goal and two assists).

Prepare for this matchup by checking out our pick for who will come out on top in Saturday's hockey action.

Red Wings vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

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

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Red Wings vs. Blues Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Red Wings-Blues matchup.

• Favorite: Red Wings (-118)
• Underdog: Blues (-102)

Red Wings Betting Insights

• The Red Wings have won 50.0% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (5-5).
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -118 or shorter, Detroit is 5-4 (winning 55.6% of the time).
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Red Wings have a 54.1% chance to win.
• Detroit and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in seven of 13 games this season.

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues have been listed as an underdog six times this season, and won twice.
• St. Louis has entered five games this season as the underdog by -102 or more and is 2-3 in those contests.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 50.5% chance of victory for the Blues.
• St. Louis has played seven games this season that finished with more than 5.5 goals.

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit's 35 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 25th in the league.
• Defensively, the Red Wings have been one of the stingiest units in league action, allowing 36 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank sixth.
• Its -1 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.
• The 10 power-play goals the Red Wings have recorded this season (to rank 13th in the NHL) have come on 46 power-play chances.
• Detroit ranks 14th in the league with a 21.74% power-play conversion rate.
• Detroit kills 66.67% of opponent power plays, the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Detroit wins 50.9% of its faceoffs to rank 11th in the NHL.
• The Red Wings have a 9.0% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 31st in the league.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis has 39 goals this season (3.0 per game), 21st in the NHL.
• The Blues have one of the best defenses in the NHL, giving up 38 total goals (2.9 per game), ninth in the NHL.
• Its +1 goal differential ranks 17th in the league.
• The Blues have nine power-play goals (on 35 chances), 14th in the NHL.
• St. Louis' power-play percentage (25.71) puts the team eighth in the league.
• The Blues have three shorthanded goals (second in NHL).
• The 85.29% penalty-kill percentage of St. Louis is sixth in the NHL.
• At 49.3%, St. Louis has the league's 18th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The 11.0% shooting percentage of the Blues is 18th in the league.