Washington Capitals vs. St. Louis Blues odds, tips and betting trends
The Washington Capitals host the St. Louis Blues at Capital One Arena on Friday, March 17 at 7:00 PM ET. The game airs on NBCS-DC and BSMW.
Washington earned a shootout victory at home its last time out on March 15 against the Buffalo Sabres 5-4, taking the shootout 2-0 to clinch the win.
St. Louis’ last game was a home loss, 8-5, against the Minnesota Wild on March 15.
Ahead of this matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Friday’s hockey action.
Washington Capitals vs. St. Louis Blues Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Capitals (-169)
- Underdog: Blues (+145)
- Over/under: 6.5
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- In 30 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Washington has won 19 times.
- In 16 games with moneyline odds lower than -169 this season, the Capitals have been victorious 10 times.
- The moneyline odds say Washington has a 62.8% chance of winning this game.
- Washington and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 28 of 69 games this season.
- In their last 10 matchups, the Capitals are 5-4-1 to earn 70.0% of the possible points.
- They have averaged 3.9 goals per game (39 total) during that span.
- Over on the defensive end, the Capitals have allowed 32 goals (3.2 per game) over those 10 outings.
- The Blues have been an underdog in 44 games this season, with 17 upset wins (38.6%).
- St. Louis has 21 games this season playing as an underdog by +145 or longer, and is 8-13 in those contests.
- The Blues have a 40.8% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- In 58.2% of St. Louis’ previous games this season (39/67), the teams combined to score more than Friday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
- In their last 10 games, the Blues are 3-5-2 to earn 55.0% of the possible points.
- They have totaled 34 goals over that span.
- Over on the defensive end, the Blues have allowed 38 goals (3.8 per game) over those 10 outings.
- Game Day: Friday, March 17, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
