St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Point Spread Picks 2/2/2019

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, February 2, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +130 and the Blue Jackets at -175.

St. Louis has a record of 22-22-5 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 139 goals and given up 149 goals for a point differential of -10. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-27-0 and an over/under record of 22-25-0. Columbus has a record of 28-19-3 this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 161 goals and surrendered 155 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 28-22-0 while their over/under record is 20-26-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 22-27-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 22-25-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 28-22-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 20-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
01/31/19 LW David Perron Upper Body IR (01/31)
01/11/19 C Robert Thomas Upper Body IR (01/11)

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

02/01/19 RW Cam Atkinson Facial is questionable Saturday vs St. Louis
02/01/19 RW Josh Anderson Facial is questionable Saturday vs St. Louis
01/31/19 C Boone Jenner Ankle is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jordan Binnington has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 198 shots against him and he's given up 15 goals. He's made 183 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Ryan O'Reilly has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Blues. He has 18 goals this year with 138 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 17 goals on 168 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 50 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 28 goals this season with 191 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Sergei Bobrovsky has 19 wins and 16 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,030 shots against him and he's surrendered 102 goals. He's made 928 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Artemi Panarin averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 20 goals on 129 shots. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 157 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 17th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.11% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 25th in the league. The Blues have 49 total points this season, ranking 24th in the NHL in offense. They are 27th in the league with 139 goals while they've given up 149 goals, which is 20th overall. They have had 144 power play opportunities and scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 9th with 161 goals scored while they are 13th in the NHL with 155 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.09%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 22nd place in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 59 points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 23 power play goals on 149 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks their power play unit 26th. They've allowed 135 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51%, as they've attempted 2,748 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,641 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.6% as they have 2,066 attempts while they have given up 1,937 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.2% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 1,524 face-off wins compared to 1,396 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 991 hits and they have blocked 704 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 1,472 face-off wins compared to 1,536 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Columbus has 958 hits and they have blocked 690 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Columbus is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 2,809 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,758 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 8th as they have 2,210 attempts while they have given up 2,068 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus -175

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