Planning on watching today’s Blues and Devils game? Catch the action at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, as the Devils hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on ESPN. This non-conference matchup has an over/under of 6.5 goals, and the Devils are favored by -1.5 against the Blues.

ST. LOUIS BLUES VS NEW JERSEY DEVILS BETTING PICK

The Pick: New Jersey Devils -1.5

This game will be played at Prudential Center at 7:00 ET on Thursday, March 7th.

WHY BET THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS:

  • With the Devils being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Devils.
  • Take the Devils on the moneyline
  • On the spread, we like Blues (+1.5)

Can St. Louis Secure a Road Victory?

On the season, the Blues have a record of 32-27-3, which has them in 9th place in the Western Conference. In their division, St. Louis is in 5th place with a record of 8-12.

When playing on the road this season, the Blues have gone 14-16-2. Over their last ten games, St. Louis has gone 4-6, and they are 2-3 over their last five games.

St. Louis has an overall puck line record of 35-27, including going 2-1 against the puck line in their last three games. On the road, their puck line record is 16-16, and they are 6-4 vs. the puck line in their last ten road games.

The Blues have 19 wins by multiple goals compared to 13 by just one goal. When listed as the underdog, St. Louis has a puck line record of 29-18 and has gone 3-2 vs. the puck line in their last five games.

This season, St. Louis’ games have an average of 6 goals per game. The average over/under number for the season is 6.3. The Blues come in with an over/under performance of 25-31-6.

When looking at their past three road matchups, St. Louis has an puck line record of 2-1 while averaging 2 per game. The team went 1-2 overall in these games.

On offense, the Blues are averaging 2.8 goals per game which is 26th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 26th in the league. The St. Louis offense is ranked 24th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they find themselves at 3rd in the NHL.

St. Louis will be looking for a good game from Pavel Buchnevich who leads the team in scoring with 24 goals, ranking 38th in the NHL. Buchnevich also comes into the game with 24 assists.

The Devils’ defense comes into the game with a ranking of 13th in takeaways and an average of 6.9 takeaways per contest. They hold 26th place in the NHL for goals allowed, with an average of 3.2 goals given up per game.

Heading into this matchup vs. New Jersey, goalie Jordan Binnington has started 42 games in this season. His current record is 22-16, and his save percentage stands at 0.944%.

Will New Jersey Pull Through as the Favored Home Team?

At home this season, the Devils have gone 14-16-2, and they have dropped their last two games at the Prudential Center. In the Eastern Conference, New Jersey is in 12th place and has gone 18-18 against conference opponents. In the Metropolitan Division, the Devils are in 7th place and have gone 9-9 against divisional opponents. For the season, New Jersey has a record of 30-28-4, and they have lost three straight games.

As the favorite this year, the Devils have gone 25-17-2, and they have been the favorite in 44 of their 62 games. In their last ten games, New Jersey has gone 3-7, and they have gone 1-4 in their last five games. Against the puck line this year, the Devils have gone 24-38, and they have gone 6-12 as the favorite.

At home this year, the Devils have gone just 5-27 on the puck line, and their overall puck line record is just 21-41. So far, New Jersey has 13 puck line wins as the favorite, and their average scoring margin when favored is at 0.2 goals per game.

Overall, the Devils have 17 wins by multiple goals and 22 losses by more than one goal. In their last ten home games, the team’s puck line record is just 3-7, and they have gone just 2-8 against the puck line in their last ten games overall.

This season, New Jersey’s games have an average of 6.8 goals per game. The average over/under number for the season is 6.5. The Devils come in with an over/under performance of 36-25-1.

Across their last three road contests, St. Louis has a 2-1 record vs the spread. Their overall mark in these games was 1-2, while averaging 2 goals per game.

For their offensive performance, the Devils come in averaging 3.3 goals per game this season, which is 10th in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 8th in the league. The Devils went 21-14 in games where they had more shots than their opponents. However, in games with fewer shots on goal, their record was 9-13.

New Jersey’s current leading scorer is Tyler Toffoli. This season, he has 26 goals, which puts him 29th in the NHL. In addition to his goal scoring, Toffoli has 18 assists this season.

The Devils’ defense comes into the game with a ranking of 13th in takeaways and an average of 6.9 takeaways per contest. They hold 26th place in the NHL for goals allowed, with an average of 3.2 goals given up per game.

Entering the game, goalie Nico Daws has started 18 games this season. His current record stands at 8-10, and his save percentage is 0.481%.