NY Rangers at St Louis Blues 12/31/18 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
New York Rangers vs. Saint Louis Blues
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Dec. 31, 2018
TV: FSMW
Latest Odds : STL -159 Total 5.5
The New York Rangers, actually have been playing halfway decent this year and are over the 500 Mark which is a lot better than they were last season. The Rangers are actually looking like a team that can play at a high level, but still has a long way to go. Now, the Rangers are playing on the road and that could be a lot more challenging than what the Rangers were expecting as they are not a good raid team at all in fact the Rangers are 5 games under the 500 mark when playing on the road.
What else is hurting the Rangers chances of winning in this game is the fact that the offense dips down to only 2.65 goals a game when playing on the road. For the Rangers is the defense is giving up an entire goal more against the opponent on the road as they're giving up 4.24 goals a game on the road.
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The Saint Louis Blues are nowhere near the team they were last season. A testament of this is the recent lost they had to the Pittsburgh Penguins which saw the Blues allow 6 goals in the game and the offensive woes of the Blues continued as they struggled to even find the back of the net once. The Blues will struggle in this game, but actually come into the game as the favorite team with how horrible the Rangers are on the road it is easy to see why.
The Blues are actually sitting just a single game under the 500 mark at home. The Blues have also been able to have a decent offense show at home with almost a half goal better at home vs overall scoring as the Blues are scoring 3.19 goals at home. The defense of the Blues is not that good at all on home ice as they are giving up 3.71 goals a game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Rangers are 2-8 in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Blues are 74-28 in their last 102 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
Over is 5-0 in Rangers last 5 road games.
Over is 5-1 in Blues last 6 Monday games.
Free Betting Pick: Saint Louis Blues -159
The Rangers and Blues are both playing horrible this season. However, the Blues are playing slightly better and they have the home ice advantage here. While the offensive production is up at home the defense slips quite a bit. For the Rangers, the defense is horrible on the road and the offense is not much better and that will cost them the game. Final score, St Louis Blues win 3-1.