New Jersey Devils (35-13-5) vs. St. Louis Blues (25-25-3)
February 16, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: St. Louis Blues +140 / New Jersey Devils -165; Over/Under: +6
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The New Jersey Devils and the St. Louis Blues meet in NHL action from the Enterprise Center on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
New Jersey is a -165 road favorite while St. Louis is a +140 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For New Jersey, Brendan Smith is questionable for this game with an upper body injury while Jack Hughes is out indefinitely with an upper body injury. St. Louis has Brandon Saad listed as out with an upper body injury while Torey Krug is questionable for this game with a lower body injury.
Matchup History
St. Louis’ 5-3 win over the Devils back on January 5th, 2023, snapped New Jersey’s three-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
New Jersey is 20-6 in their last 26 road games and 1-5 in their last 6 Thursday games while the over is 11-3 in their last 14 games following a win. St. Louis is 19-8 in their last 27 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game and 2-5 in their last 7 games overall while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 home games.
Pick
I’m taking the over here. Both of these teams have been able to find the back of the net with a lot of consistency as of late and both have had some questionable goaltending in spots as of late. I could easily see a 5-4 kind of game here. Give me the over in this one.
