St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators NHL Point Spread Picks 2/10/2019

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Bridgestone Arena

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The St. Louis Blues travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Sunday, February 10, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blues at +135 and the Predators at -165.

St. Louis has a record of 25-22-5 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 147 goals and given up 153 goals for a point differential of -6. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-27-0 and an over/under record of 22-27-0. Nashville has a record of 33-19-4 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 174 goals and surrendered 143 for a goal differential of +31. Their record against the spread is 33-23-0 while their over/under record is 25-28-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 25-27-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 22-27-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 33-23-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 25-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
02/09/19 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body is questionable Sunday vs Nashville
02/09/19 LW David Perron Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs Nashville

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

12/27/18 D Yannick Weber Undisclosed IR (12/27)
01/29/19 LW Austin Watson Suspension is out indefinitely
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jordan Binnington has 8 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 274 shots against him and he's given up 19 goals. He's made 255 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Blues. He has 18 goals this year with 179 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 20 goals on 144 shots. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Roman Josi has scored 42 total points this year for the Predators. He has 10 goals this season with 192 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 25.1 minutes played per game. Pekka Rinne has 19 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Predators. He has 1,029 shots against him and he's surrendered 88 goals. He's made 941 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mattias Ekholm averages 23.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 6 goals on 94 shots. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have allowed 163 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 20th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.01% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 24th in the league. The Blues have 55 total points this season, ranking 19th in the NHL in offense. They are 27th in the league with 147 goals while they've given up 153 goals, which is 24th overall. They have had 150 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 Predators are 10th with 174 goals scored while they are 28th in the NHL with 143 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.56%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 7th place in the league. The Predators have a total of 70 points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 24 power play goals on 187 opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That ranks their power play unit 31st. They've allowed 172 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9%, as they've attempted 2,908 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,801 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 2,196 attempts while they have given up 2,055 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 1,601 face-off wins compared to 1,481 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.9%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,039 hits and they have blocked 746 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators are 8th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.7% for the season, which is 24th in the NHL. They have 1,774 face-off wins compared to 1,661 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,008 hits and they have blocked 742 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Nashville is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.9% as they've attempted 3,357 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,990 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.9% ranks 4th as they have 2,524 attempts while they have given up 2,248 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville -165

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