St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 11/30/2018

Friday, November 30, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, November 30, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +136 and the Avalanche at -150.

St. Louis has a record of 8-12-3 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 70 goals and given up 77 goals for a point differential of -7. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-15-0 and an over/under record of 11-11-0. Colorado has a record of 15-6-4 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 95 goals and surrendered 70 for a goal differential of +25. Their record against the spread is 15-10-0 while their over/under record is 13-12-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 8-15-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 11-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 15-10-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 13-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

11/19/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/19/18 LW Jaden Schwartz Undisclosed is out indefinitely
11/17/18 LW Alexander Steen Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/25/18 D Robert Bortuzzo Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Luke Opilka Hip is out indefinitely

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

11/29/18 D Tyson Barrie Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs St. Louis
10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jake Allen has 6 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 521 shots against him and he's given up 55 goals. He's made 466 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Ryan O'Reilly has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Blues. He has 12 goals this year with 61 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 20.4 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 8 goals on 92 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nathan MacKinnon has scored 41 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 18 goals this season with 108 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Semyon Varlamov has 9 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 508 shots against him and he's surrendered 37 goals. He's made 471 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Mikko Rantanen averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 10 goals on 55 shots. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 71 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 10th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.96% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 27th in the league. The Blues have 19 total points this season, ranking 30th in the NHL in offense. They are 23rd in the league with 70 goals while they've given up 77 goals, which is 11th overall. They have had 79 power play opportunities and scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 1st with 95 goals scored while they are 21st in the NHL with 70 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 12.47%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 6th place in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 34 points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 26 power play goals on 82 opportunities for a percentage of 32%. That ranks their power play unit 1st. They've allowed 94 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8%, as they've attempted 1,272 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,334 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.4% as they have 954 attempts while they have given up 979 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 49.7% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 744 face-off wins compared to 672 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 474 hits and they have blocked 355 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 708 face-off wins compared to 805 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.8%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Colorado has 496 hits and they have blocked 391 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. Colorado is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.1% as they've attempted 1,339 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,506 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.5% ranks 25th as they have 1,007 attempts while they have given up 1,115 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Blues/Avalanche NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado -150

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