Blues vs Oilers Odds & Picks: Edmonton Going For 9th Straight Home Win

The Edmonton Oilers (38-25-5) are heating up at the right time and will try to run their home winning streak to nine games on Friday when they host the St. Louis Blues (37-20-9) as small favorites at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. The Blues vs Oilers prediction likes the hosts even though the visitors have more points so far this season.

Blues vs Oilers Odds & Analysis

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St. Louis is coming off a huge 4-3 victory against the Vancouver Canucks as a +100 road underdog on Wednesday to jump back into third place in a tough Central Division by one point over the Nashville Predators. That actually completed a home-and-home sweep vs the Canucks and kicked off a key three-game road trip for the Blues, who are 16-11-5 away from home this year.

Edmonton is 22-12 at home thanks to its eight-game home winning streak and trails Los Angeles by one point for second in the Pacific after beating the Kings 4-3 in a shootout as a -200 favorite on Wednesday as well. The Oilers are getting some early support from bettors, with the line moving as high as -131.

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St. Louis’ Struggles Have Come Against Eastern Conference Teams

The Blues have been among the top three teams in the Central Division for almost the entire season, and a lot of that has to do with their play against teams from the Western Conference.

St. Louis has gone 25-8-5 vs Western opponents, including 13-3-2 against Pacific foes. Only the Colorado Avalanche have better records in both categories, and they look to be runaway Sportsbooks of the Central Division and Western Conference this season.

If it was not for a mediocre 12-12-4 mark when playing teams from the East, the Blues would most likely be a lock for second place in the division behind Colorado.

Edmonton Hoping Strong Finish Will Help Team Earn Home-Ice Advantage

The Oilers have been known to fade down the stretch of the regular season and have not advanced past the first round of the playoffs since 2016-17. They would like to change each of those outcomes this year and have been fortunate to make a nice run at home lately to put themselves in position to possibly have home-ice advantage in the first round.

Edmonton has one game in hand on Los Angeles, making Wednesday’s win a big one considering the team was able to pick up an extra point with the victory. The Blues vs Oilers prediction likes the hosts to keep it rolling as their second-ranked team in the NHL.

Blues vs Oilers Pick & Insights

Blues: Keys To Victory

Again, St. Louis has played extremely well vs teams from the Pacific this year, winning three games in a row and seven of eight against the division. The key has been exceptional defense and goaltending, outside of the most recent win for the Blues at the Canucks. Prior to that, they had given up one goal or none in their previous five wins vs Pacific opponents, with two of those games coming on the road back in late January.

Oilers: Keys To Victory

Edmonton is led by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who have 197 points between them. That dynamic duo has fueled the home winning streak for the Oilers, who have averaged 5.25 goals per game during that stretch. If you are taking the hosts with your Blues vs Oilers pick, then you are banking on McDavid and Draisaitl continuing their scoring binge in another matchup that may finish OVER the total. This makes for a nice possible correlated parlay opportunity too.

Odds Shark’s Computer Blues vs Oilers Prediction: Oilers ML (-145)

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