St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 11/21/2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The St. Louis Blues head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at +145 and the Predators at -195.

St. Louis has a record of 7-9-3 this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've tallied 56 goals and surrendered 59 goals for a point differential of -3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 7-12-0 and an over/under record of 8-10-0. Nashville has a record of 15-5-1 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 70 goals and given up 49 for a goal differential of +21. Their record against the spread is 15-6-0 while their over/under mark is 9-11-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 7-12-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 8-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 15-6-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 9-11-0 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
11/18/18 LW Pat Maroon Upper Body 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 Nashville Predators Injuries

11/15/18 D P.K. Subban Undisclosed IR (11/15)
11/12/18 LW Viktor Arvidsson Upper Body IR (11/12)
10/25/18 D Dan Hamhuis Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has scored 23 total points this year for the Blues. He has 10 goals this season with 51 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by tallying 6 goals on 75 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the year. Jake Allen has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 418 shots against him and he's surrendered 44 goals. He's made 374 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Johansen has 20 total points this season for the Predators. He has 4 goals this year with 42 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Filip Forsberg averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 13 goals on 72 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 8 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 347 shots against him and he's given up 20 goals. He's made 327 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 17 total points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They've scored 56 goals while giving up 59 scores, which has them ranked 25th and 23rd respectively. They have had 66 power play chances and scored 16 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 9th in the league. The Blues have given up 58 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 11th when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.71% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 18th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 1st in the league with a total of 31 points this season. They have 11 power play goals on 81 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 30th in the NHL. They've given up 66 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 15th overall. As a team, the Predators are 7th with a total of 70 goals scored while they've given up 49 goals this season, ranking 29th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.17%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.4%, as they've attempted 1,036 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,103 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49% as they have 772 attempts while they have given up 802 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st 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 15th overall in the NHL. They have 618 face-off wins compared to 526 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54%. That ranks them 2nd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 375 hits and they have blocked 301 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.3% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 701 face-off wins compared to 633 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Nashville has 309 hits and they have blocked 257 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Nashville is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6% as they've attempted 1,232 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,109 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.3% ranks 6th as they have 935 attempts while they have given up 852 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis +145

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