Wild vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 1

Two teams at opposite ends of the Western Conference standings will face off when the Minnesota Wild (35-15-10, third place) host the St. Louis Blues (21-29-9, 15th) on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET. The sportsbooks have made the Wild big favorites at -230 on the moneyline, and the Blues are at +190.

Minnesota's most recent game was a 5-2 road loss to the Utah Mammoth on Feb. 27. Matthew Boldy's two points (one goal and one assist) led the Wild.

St. Louis played at home its last time out on Feb. 28, and lost 3-1 against the New Jersey Devils. The Blues got one point each out of Pavel Buchnevich (one goal) and Pius Suter (one assist).

Here's our prediction for who will clinch the win in Sunday's game.

Wild vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blues 4 - Wild 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.05 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Blues Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Wild-Blues game.

• Favorite: Wild (-230)
• Underdog: Blues (+190)

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild have won 55.9% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (19-15).
• Minnesota has not played with moneyline odds of -230 or shorter.
• The Wild's implied moneyline win probability is 69.7% in this game.
• In 34 of 60 matches this season, Minnesota and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Blues Betting Insights

• The Blues have been made an underdog 38 times this season, and won 17, or 44.7%, of those games.
• This season St. Louis has been at least a +190 underdog on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
• The Blues have a 34.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• St. Louis has played 26 games this season with more than 6.5 goals.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 199 total goals (3.3 per game) make it the seventh-highest scoring team in the league.
• The Wild rank 11th in goals against, conceding 173 total goals (2.9 per game) in NHL play.
• Its +26 goal differential is the seventh-best in the league.
• The 51 power-play goals the Wild have put up this season (third-most in the NHL) have come on 198 power-play chances.
• Minnesota is sixth in the league with a 25.76% power-play conversion rate.
• The five shorthanded goals the Wild have scored this season rank 11th among NHL squads.
• Minnesota's 77.42% penalty-kill success rate ranks 25th in the league.
• Minnesota wins 46.2% of its faceoffs to rank 31st in the NHL.
• The Wild have an 11.5% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 11th in the league.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis has 152 goals this season (2.6 per game), 28th in the league.
• The Blues give up 3.5 goals per game (204 in total), 29th in the NHL.
• it has the 31st-ranked goal differential in the league at -52.
• With 28 power-play goals (on 160 chances), the Blues are 24th in the NHL.
• St. Louis' power-play percentage (17.5) puts the team 25th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blues have five.
• The 73.29% penalty-kill percentage of St. Louis is 29th in the NHL.
• St. Louis is 17th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (49.9%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.2%, the Blues are 28th in the league.