The St. Louis Blues visit the Nashville Predators on Saturday, October 17, in a matchup of two teams with similar early-season records. St. Louis is 3-3, while Nashville sits at 2-2. Both teams have shown they can win, but neither has pulled away so far.
Looking at the betting lines, the Blues are the slight favorite on the moneyline at -115. This means you’d need to bet $115 to win $100 on St. Louis. The Predators are close behind at -105, so the market sees this as a tight game. The Blues are also favored on the spread at -1.5 with odds of +220. That means if you bet on St. Louis to win by two or more goals, a $100 bet would win $220. However, the home team’s spread price of -270 suggests the market thinks it’s less likely Nashville will cover that +1.5 goal cushion.
The total is set at 5.5 goals. The over is priced at -135, meaning it’s a bit more expensive to bet on more than 5.5 goals scored combined. The under pays a little better at +114, suggesting the market expects a moderately low-scoring game.
All in all, this looks like a close contest. If you believe St. Louis can win comfortably, the +220 payout on the -1.5 spread offers good value. Otherwise, the moneyline is a safer way to back the Blues. The goal total hints at a modest scoring affair, so the under might be worth considering too.