Sharks vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 30

The San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues -- both coming off victories -- will face each other on Monday at 10 p.m. ET, at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. The bookmakers see this as a tight one, with the Sharks -110 to win on the moneyline, and the Blues at -110.

San Jose claimed a 3-2 road victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets in its last game on March 28. Three Sharks players recorded two points each, including Will Smith (two assists) and Igor Chernyshov (two goals).

St. Louis won at home in its last game on March 28, 5-1 over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jordan Kyrou (two assists) and Robert Thomas (two assists) were among the four Blues players who recorded two points each in that outing.

Before this matchup, here is who we project to secure the win in Monday's hockey game.

Sharks vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blues 3 - Sharks 2
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 4.95 goals)
  

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Sharks vs. Blues Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Sharks-Blues game.

• Favorite: Sharks (-110)
• Underdog: Blues (-110)

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have won 25.0% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (2-6).
• San Jose is 2-6 when playing with moneyline odds of -110 or shorter (25.0% win percentage).
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Sharks have an implied probability of 52.4% to win.
• San Jose's 70 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals 41 times.

Blues Betting Insights

• This season the Blues have been an underdog 46 times, and won 24, or 52.2%, of those games.
• This season St. Louis has won 24 of its 49 games, or 49.0%, when it's the underdog by at least -110 on the moneyline.
• The Blues have a 52.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• St. Louis has played 32 games this season with more than 5.5 goals.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose ranks 19th in the league with 213 goals scored (three per game).
• Defensively, the Sharks are conceding 252 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank 30th in NHL action.
• Its goal differential (-39) ranks 30th in the league.
• The 46 power-play goals the Sharks have scored this season rank 14th in the NHL (on 228 power-play chances).
• San Jose has the league's 17th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20.18%).
• The Sharks have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
• San Jose has the league's 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.07%).
• San Jose wins 47.4% of its faceoffs to rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Sharks shoot 11.6% as a team (eighth in the league).

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis' 190 goals on the season (2.6 per game) rank 29th in the league.
• The Blues have conceded 223 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 16th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -33, the team is 28th in the league.
• The Blues have 31 power-play goals (on 185 chances), 32nd in the NHL.
• St. Louis has the NHL's 29th-ranked power-play percentage (16.76%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blues have six.
• At 76.26%, St. Louis has the 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• St. Louis wins 49.4% of faceoffs, 18th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Blues' 10.5% shooting percentage is 23rd in the league.