The St. Louis Blues and the Detroit Red Wings meet in NHL action from the Little Caesars Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Detroit is listed as a -140 home favorite while St. Louis is a +120 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For St. Louis, Torey Krug is out indefinitely with a personal matter while Detroit has Adam Erne, Ben Chiarot and Simon Edvinsson all listed as questionable for this game.
Matchup History
Detroit’s 3-2 shootout win back on March 21st, 2023, made it four straight wins without back-to-back winners in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
St. Louis is 5-11 in their last 16 games overall and 3-7 in their last 10 road games while the over is 40-14-5 in their last 59 games against the Eastern Conference. Detroit is 18-43 in their last 61 games against the Central division and 3-10 in their last 13 games overall while the over is 4-0-1 in their last 5 home games.
Pick
I’m backing St. Louis here. I was initially up in the air about this game, but the Red Wings have lost seven straight games following an extra time win, and the St. Louis Blues may have found something here with Joel Hofer should they decide to go with him going forward down the stretch, maybe to give him a bit of a tryout. Bottom line is I think this is where the value is on Thursday, so give me the Blues here.