Stars vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Feb. 4

The Dallas Stars (33-14-9) will host the St. Louis Blues (20-27-9) on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET, in a game featuring two squads residing at opposite ends of the Western Conference. The sportsbooks have made the Stars solid favorites at -205 on the moneyline, and the Blues are at +170.

Dallas won 4-3 at home its last time out on Feb. 2 against the Winnipeg Jets. Three Stars skaters recorded two points each, including Miro Heiskanen (two assists) and Matt Duchene (two assists).

St. Louis played on the road in its last game on Feb. 2, and lost 6-5 against the Nashville Predators. The Blues got three points each out of Pavel Buchnevich (two goals and one assist) and Jordan Kyrou (three assists).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which club will bring home the win in Wednesday's hockey action.

Stars vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Stars 4 - Blues 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.03 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Blues Moneylines

Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Stars-Blues matchup.

• Favorite: Stars (-205)
• Underdog: Blues (+170)

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars are 24-18 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• Dallas is 4-1 when playing with moneyline odds of -205 or shorter (80.0% win percentage).
• The Stars' implied moneyline win probability is 67.2% in this matchup.
• Dallas and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 30 of 56 games this season.

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues have been made an underdog 36 times this season, and won 17, or 47.2%, of those games.
• This season St. Louis has won one of its four games when it's the underdog by at least +170 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline in this contest implies a 37.0% chance of victory for the Blues.
• St. Louis has played 29 games this season that finished with more than 5.5 goals.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 184 total goals (3.3 per game) make it the 12th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• Defensively, the Stars have been one of the stingiest units in league action, giving up 153 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank fourth.
• Its +31 goal differential is the third-best in the league.
• The 49 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season (on 164 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
• Dallas' 29.88% power-play conversion rate is the second-best in the league.
• The three shorthanded goals the Stars have scored this season rank 20th among NHL squads.
• Dallas has the league's 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80%).
• Dallas wins 52.1% of its faceoffs to rank fifth in the NHL.
• The Stars shoot 12.9% as a team (second in the league).

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis' 142 goals on the season (2.5 per game) rank 29th in the NHL.
• The Blues have conceded 195 total goals this season (3.5 per game), 30th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -53, the team is 31st in the league.
• The Blues have 27 power-play goals (on 153 chances), 23rd in the NHL.
• St. Louis scores on 17.65% of its power plays, No. 25 in the NHL.
• This season, the Blues have five shorthanded goals (eighth in NHL).
• St. Louis' has the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (73.2%).
• St. Louis wins 50% of faceoffs, 18th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Blues' 10.1% shooting percentage is 28th in the league.