Nashville Predators vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 12/27/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Friday, December 27, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+162) Blues (-196)

The Nashville Predators (10-17-7) are headed to Enterprise Center on Friday where they will go up against the St. Louis Blues (15-16-4). The moneyline on this contest has Nashville at +162 while St. Louis is opening at -196. The betting total is set at 6.

The Nashville Predators had a good night with a 3-2 victory against the Kings their last time out. The Predators offense didn't overly impress in the win. For the game, they earned a goal on 3 out of the 26 shots they put on net. Furthermore, they had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. Nashville recorded 2 penalty minutes for this game.

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With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Nashville Predators have notched 79 goals (32nd in hockey) for the season and have allowed 105. For the year, they have accumulated 27 points and their points percentage sits at .397. Nashville steps onto the ice with 98 power play opportunities and they have scored 17 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 17.35%. When at even strength, the Predators have conceded 92 goals while earning 62 on the offensive side of the ice. Nashville has attempted 995 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 7.9%. The Predators have had 1,004 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .895. Nashville Predators opponents have tallied 102 power play tries (14th in hockey) and have a total of 13 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Juuse Saros. Opponents have been able to score 950 goals against Saros in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.83. Saros has participated in 377 games over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage sits at .916 for his 20,111 minutes in the crease. He has earned a win-loss mark of 189-133-38 and he has started in 360 games. Over the course of his career, Saros has accumulated 217 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .603. Saros has seen 11,355 shots taken against him and he has 10,405 total saves.

In their last contest, St. Louis faced off against the Panthers in an outing where the Blues ended up losing by a final score of 2-1. They had 2 power play attempts in this one but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Blues scored 1 goal of the 27 shots on goal they attempted.

This season, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 86 goals, 34 points, as well as a points percentage of .486. They have permitted 107 goals to be scored by of a combination of 86 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they were shorthanded. The Blues have 74 goals at even strength and 12 goals (31st in hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 77 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 15.58%. St. Louis has taken 918 shots (25th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 9.37%, while allowing the other team 1,012 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 76.67% on their opponents 90 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.4%.

For the opposition you are expected to see Jordan Binnington in net. His opponents are averaging 3.05 goals per contest and he has allowed 828 goals overall. Binnington's quality start rate comes out to 53.2% and he has qualified for 158 quality starts in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 297 games and has played for a total of 16,297 mins. Binnington has compiled a career record of 153-107-34 and has played in 305 contests. He has compiled 8,049 saves out of the 8,877 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .907.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville (+162)

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