Colorado Avalanche (29-19-5) vs. St. Louis Blues (26-25-3)
February 18, 2023 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: St. Louis Blues +155 / Colorado Avalanche -192; Over/Under: +6
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The Colorado Avalanche and the St. Louis Blues meet in NHL action from the Enterprise Center on Saturday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Colorado is a -192 road favorite while St. Louis is a +155 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Colorado, Pavel Francouz is out until early March with a lower body injury while Erik Johnson remains out indefinitely and Cale Makar is out until late February with a head injury. For the Blues, Torey Krug and Sammy Blais are both questionable for this game while Brandon Saad is out indefinitely with a lower body injury.
Matchup History
Colorado’s 4-2 win back on January 28th, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for the Avs in this matchup.
Trends
Colorado is 5-2 in their last 7 road games and 18-7 in their last 25 division games while the under is 16-5-2 in their last 23 games against the Western Conference. St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 1-4 in their last 5 division games while the over is 5-0-1 in their last 6 home games.
Pick
I’m backing the Blues here. I get why Colorado’s favored, but I’ve learned with the Blues this season, as they could be the streakiest hockey team I’ve ever seen, you ride the streak until it stops and then start the other way and right now, the Blues have won three straight and will be out to exact a bit of revenge after Colorado got the better of them in the last couple of meetings. Give me the Blues at home here.
