The Detroit Red Wings will be reacquainted with an old foe when they host the St. Louis Blues at Joe Louis Arena Wednesday evening. The Wings, who have won four-straight meetings with the Blues, are -125 moneyline favorites against their old Central Division rival, while the visitors are -105.
- The visiting team is 7-1 in the last eight games in this matchup.
- The Red Wings are 16-5 in their last 21 games vs the Central Division.
- The Blues are 2-6 in their last eight games with one days’ rest between games.
The Wings performed incredibly well during a six-game road trip to begin January, winning five games and losing just one. The Philadelphia Flyers spoiled their return home with a 2-1 shootout victory in their last game Saturday.
As mentioned, it’s been all Red Wings when these two teams take the ice in recent contests. Over the course of those four meetings, Detroit has outscored St. Louis 12-6 while the UNDER has cashed in three of the four. The Wings skated to a 4-3 win in the last meeting back on November 21.
The Blues are doing all that they can to keep up with the red-hot Chicago Blackhawks in the Central Division. As Chicago grabs the headlines with a franchise record 12-game winning streak, the Blues sit seven points back and take a modest two-game streak of their own into Joe Louis.
According to the Red Wings’ official twitter account, it will be Petr Mrazek who gets the start in the crease. Mrazek has been lights out versus the Blues in his career, winning three games in four appearances and boast a 1.12 goals against average and .956 save percentage heading into Wednesday's contest.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Detroit Red Wings were listed earlier today as -115 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark (including Sportsbook), while odds makers set the Sportsbook betting total around 5.
Odds Shark computer prediction formulas pick a 2.8-2.6 win for the Red Wings on Wednesday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NHL matchups here.
St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
This season the Detroit Red Wings are 23-14-8 overall while the St. Louis Blues are 27-15-7. As for the totals, Detroit is 15-21-9 on the OU, and St. Louis is 18-24-7. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Detroit vs St. Louis injuries news.
It's an NHL hockey betting matchup between the No. 21-rated Detroit Red Wings and the No. 4-ranked St. Louis Blues, according to the latest NHL power poll here at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Detroit's No. 23-ranked offense, averaging 2.47 goals per game, against a Blues defense that ranks No. 10 at 2.51 goals allowed. The Red Wings power play is averaging 17.73% while the Blues defense kills off 85.8% of their penalties.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 5-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Penguins at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Blues at -138 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Red Wings were a 2-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Flyers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Philadelphia at +135 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for OVER bettors.
- St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games
- St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
- Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
- Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
St. Louis at Colorado, Friday, January 22nd
Detroit at Buffalo, Friday, January 22nd
