St. Louis Blues at Philadelphia Flyers Betting Preview/Prop Pick

Tuesday night is loaded with a full slate of NHL games, including one taking place in Philadelphia. The Flyers host the St. Louis Blues, and this isn't a matchup that will attract much national attention. 

St. Louis comes into this game with 64 points on the year, and that has them in third place in the Central Division. The Blues have been inconsistent of late, but they are a tough team to stop when they are playing well. 

Philadelphia has secured just 40 points this season, and they are currently in the middle of a five-game losing streak. The Flyers are in seventh place in the Metropolitan Division, and they aren't going to be making a stunning run to the playoffs. 

The St. Louis Blues are the betting favorites in this game at -208 on the moneyline. 

Blues Beating Teams With Offense

St. Louis has obviously done a lot of things really well this season, but their biggest strength has been on the offensive end of the ice. The Blues are scoring over 3.5 goals per game this season, and they have plenty of weapons.

Vladimir Tarasenko leads the team with 45 points on the year, and Robert Thomas has a team-high 32 assists. St. Louis is nearly impossible to stop when they are on the power play, and the Flyers have to avoid taking penalties.

St. Louis will give up some goals as teams are scoring more than 2.75 goals per game against them. The Blues are going to play fast, and that strategy should work out well in this matchup. 

Flyers Can't Figure Out Defense

There are a number of reasons that the Flyers have managed just 40 points on the year, but the lack of defense is the biggest issue. Philadelphia is giving up over 3.4 goals per game, and that is going to lead to some trouble in this matchup.

Special teams' play has been another problem for the Flyers as they are killing off just 76 percent of their penalties. Philadelphia has to be solid in all aspects as they are taking on one of the better teams in the league.

Claude Giroux leads the team with 22 assists and 38 points, and he is capable of leading this offense. It's going to take a great offensive effort if Philadelphia is going to pull off this upset. 

Blues Blow Out the Flyers

It has been a long season for the Flyers, and things have gone from bad to worse in the last few weeks. Philadelphia is going to snap this long losing streak at some point, but don't expect that to happen on Tuesday night.

St. Louis is one of the best offensive teams in the NHL, and they should have little trouble in scoring goals against a Philadelphia team that has some big defensive issues. There are upsets that take place every single day in the NHL, but this just doesn't feel like one of those games. 

Playing on the road is the only real challenge that St. Louis is going to face on Tuesday night. Bet the St. Louis Blues -2.5 as they win this game by at least three goals on Tuesday night.

Prop Pick

St. Louis (+240) OVER 4.5 Goals

St. Louis is averaging 3.5 goals per game on offense, which ranks No. 5 in the league. Philadelphia is allowing 3.4 goals per game on defense, which ranks No. 26 in the league. Scores have gone OVER in each of the Flyers’ last five games overall.

With Dunkel predicting a St. Louis win by the score of 5-3, take the Blues (+240) to finish OVER their Vegas team total of 4.5 goals against the Flyers.
 

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