The Colorado Avalanche (6-2-0), first in the NHL standings for the Central Division, host the St. Louis Blues (3-3-1), seventh in the Central Division, on Wednesday night at Ball Arena. Colorado is hoping to end a two-game losing streak, while the Blues are looking to get back over .500 in one of four NHL matchups on the NHL schedule today.
Blues vs Avalanche Picks
Pick Avalanche ML (-230) & OVER 6.5(-105).
Jordan Binnington (2.33 GAA, .926 save percentage) is the expected starter for the Blues, while Ivan Prosvetov is expected to make his first start with the Avalanche after being claimed on waivers from Arizona on October 9. Let’s take a closer look at the Blues vs. Avalanche odds and predictions.
St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Odds
Colorado is the moneyline favorite with NHL odds of -230 and puck line odds of -1.5 (+105). The Blues, as betting underdogs, have +195 moneyline odds and +1.5 (-125) puck line odds. The over/under for the Blues vs. Avalanche odds is 6.5.
St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Information
St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche
Location of the game: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 1 at 9:30 p.m. ET
How to Watch: TNT
St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview
Blues Struggling to Find Offense
The St. Louis Blues 2023-2024 schedule hasn’t been kind through the first seven games of the season, but that doesn’t excuse the team’s complete lack of offense. St. Louis is second-last in goals per game at 1.86 and second-last in shots per game at 24.7. The play of Binnington, who has struggled in the past few years, has been the only reason the team is at .500 right now. The St Louis Blues are eighth in goals allowed (2.71) despite allowing 33.1 shots against, which ranks 26th in the league.
St. Louis is 0-2-1 against division opponents, thus among the NHL picks to potentially miss the playoffs if they can’t get their offense going. They have a lot of new players up front, but they’ll need a lot more from the likes of Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou, who have just eight points combined. Thomas leads the team in NHL player stats with five points.
Colorado Looking to End Brief Slide
The Avalanche started the season 6-0 but have since lost two games in a row, both by scores of 4-0, to the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins. It’s hardly time to panic, however, since the Colorado Avalanche standings are still in first and they’re among the NHL picks today to win the Stanley Cup.
Colorado plays four of its next five games at home and should come out ready to fill the back of the net tonight. Expect plenty of shots and a strong first period for the Avalanche, which rank T10 and third in goals and shots per game, respectively.
Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 12 points in eight games. Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon have nine and 7 points, respectively. Makar missed practice Tuesday and his status is questionable for the Blues vs. Avalanche odds. Bowen Byram is also on the NHL injury report for the Avalanche.
St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Betting Picks
The Blues are 3-4 against the spread (ATS) this season, including 2-2 on the road. Their over-under record is 1-6, which isn’t surprising considering they can’t score and have gotten solid goaltending. Colorado is 5-3 ATS with an over-under record of 3-5. However, given they’re starting an inexperienced goaltender and Binnington is due for a bad game, the over is a sound bet for tonight.
- Moneyline: Colorado -230
- Over/Under: Over 6.5 (-105)
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