Game Information
St. Louis Blues (9-12-7, 25 points) at Ottawa Senators (13-10-4, 30 points)
Time: 6pm CT Saturday
How to watch: FanDuel Sports Network
DraftKings Odds
Moneyline: Senators -155, Blues +130
Total: 5.5 (over -110, under -110)
Blues Continue Road Trip
The St. Louis Blues head north of the border to take on the Ottawa Senators tonight in the second of a three-game road trip.
These teams met last week on Friday at Enterprise Center, with the Blues coming away with a thrilling 4-3 victory.
Blues Giving Up Too Many Goals
After tightening up their defense in November after an awful October, the Blues are starting to leak goals again here in December. They allowed 4 goals against Anaheim this past Monday and 5 goals their last time out on Thursday in Boston. For the season, the Blues are third-worst in the NHL giving up 3.50 goals per contest.
The Blues are an underdog tonight but they have been profitable in this spot, as they’ve won 7 of their 13 games as a dog this season.
Senators Struggling
The Senators are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Rangers on Thursday. They have dropped 4 of their 6 games
The Blues may be able to exploit a lowly Ottawa penalty kill unit in this one. The Senators rank 31st in the NHL killing off penalties at just a 68.8% success rate.
My Pick
With sports gambling now legal in Missouri, there are opportunities to use profit boosts on DraftKings in order to get better odds on a pick - and I think we have a great opportunity tonight.
I mentioned above how the Blues have been profitable as an underdog this season just winning games straight up. It’s even better against the spread, as the Blues are 11-2 in covering the +1.5 puck line as an underdog.
And the Senators are terrible covering the -1.5 puck line as a favorite with a record of 4-15.
So I recommend taking the Blues +1.5 on the puck line and tacking on Jordan Kyrou to record 1+ shots on goal. If you opt in to use the 100% profit boost available for this game on DraftKings, that boosts your odds for this selection all the way up to +111 - which is fantastic value.
Pick using 100% profit boost on DraftKings: Blues +1.5 AND Jordan Kyrou to have 1+ shots on goal at +111 (bet to +100)
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