St Louis Blues vs Arizona Coyotes Odds Picks and Prediction

The St. Louis Blues and Arizona Coyotes are not having very good seasons. Both of these teams are occupying space near the bottom of the Central Division NHL standings. They need a long climb ahead of them if they want to make the playoffs. Also, awaits them a long season left to play out if they don’t start stacking wins and climbing the standings soon.

We’ll review the stats, trends, and Blues vs Coyotes odds before making our NHL picks for Thursday night’s online sports betting ticket.

St. Louis Blues vs. Arizona Coyotes Odds

Whether their NHL games have been at home or on the road, if you have been making Arizona Coyotes picks this season, you have been considering whether to take the Yotes as the underdog or not. Arizona’s Thursday night game and the first on the NHL schedule against the St. Louis Blues is no exception. 

Let’s review the Blues vs Coyotes odds before previewing the game and making our picks. 

The Yotes are the moneyline underdog, with odds listed between +135 and +138. The Blues are the favorite and listed between -159 and -165. 

St. Louis has a 23-25 straight-up record, while Arizona is 15-33 straight-up.

The puck line spread is set to the NHL standard 1.5 goals, with Arizona listed at +1.5 with odds from -175 to -200. St. Louis is listed at -1.5, with odds ranging between +145 and +160.

Both teams have identical 24-24 ATS records.

The total goals line is set to 6.5, with the public money slightly favoring the over, listed between -105 and -115, while the under is listed from -105 and -110. One online sportsbook has the public favoring the under at -118 odds, with the over listed at -110. 

The Yotes have a 24-24 over/under record, while the Blues have a 30-16-2 over/under record.

St. Louis Blues vs. Arizona Coyotes Information

St. Louis Blues (23-22-3) vs Arizona Coyotes (15-28-5)

Location of the game: Mullett Arena. Tempe, AZ.

Date: Thursday, January 26. 9:00 PM ET.

St. Louis Blues vs. Arizona Coyotes Betting Preview

Blues Stats

The St. Louis Blues have lost two straight games and three of their last five. The Blues enter Thursday night with a 23-22-3 record and ranked sixth in the Central Division. 

The over is 9-2 in the Blues’ last 11 games on a Thursday, the Blues are 14-5 in the last 19 meetings in Arizona. The road team is 8-3 in the last 11 head-to-head matchups between these two NHL teams. 

In their last five games, four games have ended in at least a 1.5-goal spread.

St. Louis averages 3.1 goals per game, ranking 19th overall in the NHL, while the powerplay is ranked 14th and converting at 22.6%.

Defensively, the Blues have struggled mightily and need to play better defensively for any chance of crawling back into the playoff picture. The Blues are ranked 25th, giving up 3.6 goals per game, while the penalty kill is ranked 24th and operating at 75%.

Jordan Kyrou leads all players in St. Louis Blues stats with 46 points (23 goals, 23 assists), while Robert Thomas leads the Blues in assists with 31.

The Blues have the more notable NHL injury report and have struggled with injuries to key players throughout the season. Left winger Pavel Buchnevich, center Ryan O’Reilly, and defenseman Scott Perunovich are three key pieces missing from the Blues lineup for the foreseeable future. 

Coyotes Stats

The Arizona Coyotes have lost three of their last four games and have lost eight of their last ten games. In their last five games, four games have ended in at least a 1.5-goal spread, while two games have hit the over. 

Unsurprisingly, the Yotes are ranked near the bottom of theNHL standings, ranking seventh in the Central Division and 29th overall in the league.

The under is 7-3 in the Yotes’ last ten games. The under is 4-0 in the Coyotes’ last four games against the Central Division and 6-1 in the last seven games against the Western Conference.

Arizona is ranked 30th in the league, averaging 2.6 goals per game, while the Yotes’ powerplay is ranked 25th overall, converting at 18.5%. 

Defensively, Arizona is giving up 3.6 goals per game, ranking 26th in the NHL, while the penalty kill is among the league’s worst, operating at 73.2%.

Clayton Keller leads the Arizona Coyotes NHL player stats with 41 points (18 goals, 23 assists). 

Projected Starters

Jordan Binnington has not been as good this season as he has been in the past for the Blues. He is their best goalie and the listed probable starter for Thursday night’s NHL matchup. Binnington has an 18-16-3 record, with a 3.28 GAA and a 0.891 SV%.

The Coyotes are expected to counter with their current best goalie, Karel Vejmelka. Vejmelka has a 12-17-4 record, with a 3.29 GAA and a respectable .904 SV%, considering he plays almost nightly for one of the worst teams in the NHL. 

St. Louis Blues vs. Arizona Coyotes Betting Prediction

We’ve reviewed the stats, various betting and performance trends, and the Blues vs Coyotes odds. We need to make sense of it all and make our picks. 

You have to follow the Blues vs Coyotes Odds and take the Blues as the favorite on the road. All betting trends and stats favor the Blues, who are and should be the better team. However, Arizona’s most recent win was against the Vegas Golden Knights, so even the upper echelon of the NHL can be beaten by the lowly Yotes. 

Still, the Blues should win this, and we’re taking St. Louis on the moneyline. 

Puck line spread betting is always difficult in the NHL. Both teams have had four of their last five games end in at least a 1.5-goal spread. We’ll lean toward the Coyotes +1.5 on the puck line spread.

St. Louis is averaging 3.0 goals per game in their last five games, while Arizona has averaged 2.0 goals per game and was shut out twice in that period. Still, we’re going to take the Coyotes to cover the spread. 

As for the over/under total goals line, the Yotes are 2-3 over/under in the last five, while the Blues are 3-1-1 over/under. We don’t like the recent performances of either goalie in this game. We’re taking the over and a 5-3 St. Louis victory.

• NHL Picks: St. Louis Blues ML, Arizona Coyotes +1.5, Over

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