Thursday, October 15, 2015

Rexall Place

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Rexall Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, October 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blues at -151 and the Oilers at +137. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The St. Louis Blues have 4 total points this season. They have scored 9 goals while giving up 7 goals. They have had 7 power play opportunities and have scored 2 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. They have allowed 10 power play opportunities and given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%.

The Oilers have a total of 0 points on the season. They have 1 power play goal on 9 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 11%. They have allowed 9 power play opportunities and have given up 0 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 100%. As a team, they have a total of 3 goals scored while giving up 9 goals this year.

The Blues are 10-2 in their last 12 vs. the Pacific, 54-17 in their last 71 vs. a team with a losing record and 37-14 in their last 51 Thursday games. They are 2-6 in their last 8 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game, 1-4 in their last 5 games following a win and 1-4 in their last 5 games playing on 1 day rest.

The over is 1-0-3 in the Blues last 4 games playing on 1 day rest and 2-0-2 in their last 4 road games. The under is 2-0-2 in their last 4 games following a win, 7-1 in their last 8 Thursday games, 5-1-1 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game and 3-1-1 in their last 5 vs. the Pacific.

The Oilers are 11-24 in their last 35 home games, 15-38 in their last 53 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game, 15-39 in their last 54 games playing on 1 day rest and 16-42 in their last 58 vs. the Central. They are 15-40 in their last 55 Thursday games, 18-52 in their last 70 overall, 14-42 in their last 56 vs. a team with a winning % above .600 and 9-44 in their last 53 vs. the Western Conference.

The under is 9-2 in the Oilers last 11 vs. the Central and the over is 7-3 in their last 10 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.

Head to head, the Blues are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Edmonton and 18-3 in the last 21 meetings. The home team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings and the over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 2-1 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 1-1-1 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 0-3 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 1-2-0 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/14/15 D Kevin Shattenkirk Leg "?" Thursday vs. Edmonton

10/13/15 C Robert Fabbri Concussion out indefinitely

10/07/15 C Patrik Berglund Shoulder out 3 months

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

10/06/15 RW Jordan Eberle Shoulder expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Edmonton

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