Stars vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 23

Two squads at different ends of the Western Conference will meet when the Dallas Stars (28-14-9, third place) host the St. Louis Blues (19-23-8, 15th) on Friday at 8 p.m. ET. Stars (-155) versus Blues (+130) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Dallas fell 1-0 on the road in its last game on Jan. 22 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jake Oettinger made zero saves and gave up zero goals.

St. Louis played on the road its last time out on Jan. 20, and fell 3-1 against the Winnipeg Jets. The Blues got one point apiece out of three skaters in that matchup, including Justin Faulk (one assist) and Dalibor Dvorsky (one assist).

As hockey action continues, prepare for the matchup by checking out which team we project to pick up the victory in Friday's game.

Stars vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blues 2 - Stars 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 3.08 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Blues Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Stars (-155)
• Underdog: Blues (+130)

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars have been victorious in 21 of their 39 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (53.8%).
• Dallas is 8-9 (victorious in 47.1% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -155 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability for this game says the Stars have a 60.8% chance to win.
• In 27 games this season, Dallas and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.

Blues Betting Insights

• This season the Blues have been an underdog 31 times, and won 16, or 51.6%, of those games.
• St. Louis has entered nine games this season as an underdog by +130 or more and is 4-5 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Blues, based on the moneyline, is 43.5%.
• St. Louis has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 24 of 50 games this season.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas has scored the seventh-most goals in the NHL (166 total, 3.2 per game).
• The Stars have given up 139 total goals (2.7 per game), the fifth-fewest in NHL play.
• Its goal differential (+27) makes the team third-best in the league.
• The 42 power-play goals the Stars have recorded this season (on 146 power-play chances) are the second-most in the NHL.
• Dallas is second in the league with a 28.77% power-play conversion rate.
• The Stars have scored three shorthanded goals this season (18th among NHL teams).
• Dallas' 79.75% penalty-kill success rate ranks 16th in the league.
• Dallas has the seventh-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 51.8%.
• The Stars connect on 12.8% of their shots (second in the league).

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis' 120 goals on the season (2.4 per game) rank 32nd in the league.
• The Blues allow 3.4 goals per game (169 in total), 27th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -49, the team is 31st in the league.
• The Blues have 22 power-play goals (29th in NHL) on 133 chances.
• St. Louis scores on 16.54% of its power plays, No. 25 in the NHL.
• This season, the Blues have five shorthanded goals (seventh in NHL).
• St. Louis' has the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (74.81%).
• St. Louis wins 50.4% of faceoffs, 16th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 9.7% shooting percentage of the Blues is 27th in the league.