Edmonton Oilers vs St. Louis Blues Betting Picks

Six of the past seven meetings have gone UNDER, including the latest one on Jan. 18 when Edmonton won 5-0. St. Louis is 6-1 UNDER its past seven games following its 3-1 win over Carolina on Thursday night, when Jordan Binnington had 31 saves. The Blues will likely go with Joel Hofer tonight, and he has a 2.73 goals-against average with five shutouts this season. Connor Ingram is expected to start for the Oilers, who are also playing a back-to-back. Ingram has a 2.79 GAA, and he has won his past two starts while stopping 40 of 44 shots. Five of the past six meetings at St. Louis have stayed UNDER. Take the UNDER.

The Blues are getting close. They have lost one-goal games to the Blue Jackets and Canucks in their last two games. However, the sad fact remains that St. Louis has lost seven in a row. The Blues have allowed a league-high 4.57 goals per game during their drought. They rank 31st in penalty-kill percentage during this seven-game skid and are 27th on the season. Edmonton is a bad team for the Blues to be playing right now. The Oilers own the top power play in the NHL, featuring superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers are averaging 4.28 goals a game in their last seven games. Draisaitl has nine goals and 17 assists in 25 career games versus the Blues. Edmonton's goaltending is nothing to brag about, but it is superior to the Blues. St Louis is projected to start Jordan Binnington in net. He is off to a bad start, like the rest of his teammates, with a 3.21 GAA and an .860 save percentage. Not helping matters for St Louis is its No. 1 center, Robert Thomas, who may still be out of the lineup because of an upper-body injury. The Oilers swept all three games against the Blues last season. Take the Oilers.

Edmonton won 4-2 in the only meeting this season and the Oilers will look to snap a two-game skid while St. Louis has lost four of five and the Blues are playing their third game in five days. The Blues have scored only six goals their past five games, which included two shutout losses. Stuart Skinner is 19-12-4 with a 2.70 goals-against average for Edmonton and Jordan Binnington is 14-19-3 for the Blues, who have lost five of seven against Western Conference opponents. Edmonton is 10-1 its past 11 games against the Central Division and the Blues have lost four of five versus teams with .600 winning percentages. The Oilers have won 11 of their past 16 games overall and they are 7-0 UNDER playing with two days rest. Edmonton is 7-1 UNDER as a favorite of -151 to -200 and the Blues are 4-1-1 UNDER their past six home games. Take the Oilers and the UNDER.

St. Louis has gone UNDER five of seven while allowing 2.0 goals per game. Jordan Binnington has a 2.87 goals-against average and is probable in this game. Edmonton is expected to go with Stuart Skinner, who owns a 2.97 GAA and the Oilers have allowed 1.8 goals their past five games. The Blues are 3-0-1 to the UNDER as road underdogs of at least +201 and they are 5-1-1 to the UNDER following a win. St. Louis has gone UNDER 10 of 13 Saturday road games and the Oilers are 8-4 to the UNDER against the Western Conference. Four of the past six meetings have stayed UNDER. Take the UNDER.