Saturday, October 10, 2015

Xcel Energy Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, October 10, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +110 and the Wild at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.

The St. Louis Blues finished last season with a 51 - 24 record. They scored 109 points and 248 goals while giving up 201 goals. They had 251 power play opportunities and scored 56 powerplay goals for a 22.31 powerplay percentage. They attempted 2,694 shots on goal and surrendered 2,369 shots. Their overall save percentage was 91%.

The Minnesota Wild finished last season with a 46 - 28 record. They scored 100 points and 231 goals while giving up 201 goals. They had 246 power play opportunities and scored 39 powerplay goals for a 15.85 powerplay percentage. They attempted 2,789 shots on goal and surrendered 2,537 shots. Their overall save percentage was 91%.

The Blues are 7-2 in their last 9 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game, 51-18 in their last 69 Saturday games and 34-16 in their last 50 games playing on 1 day rest.

The over is 3-0-1 in the Blues last 4 Saturday games, 3-1-3 in their last 7 vs. the Central and 5-2-2 in their last 9 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.

The Wild are 17-6 in their last 23 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game, 7-3 in their last 10 Saturday games and 3-7 in their last 10 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game. They are 2-6 in their last 8 home games, 1-4 in their last 5 vs. the Central, 1-4 in their last 5 overall and 1-4 in their last 5 vs. the Western Conference.

The over is 2-0-3 in the Wild last 5 Saturday games and 6-1-4 in their last 11 games following a win. The over is also 4-1-3 in their last 8 overall, 4-1-3 in their their last 8 vs. the Central and 4-1-3 in their last 8 vs. the Western Conference.

Head to head, the over is 4-1-3 in the last 8 meetings and 3-1-3 in the last 7 meetings in Minnesota.

St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 1-0 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 0-1-0 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 1-0 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 1-0-0 against the over/under

St. Louis Blues Injuries

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

Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/08/15 RW Justin Fontaine Oblique "?" Saturday vs St Louis

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota

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