NHL wagering interest swings to the St. Louis vs Anaheim battle on Thursday at Scottrade Center as the Blues try to defend home turf and reward moneyline bettors.

This season the Blues are 42-18-7 overall while the Ducks are 29-28-10. As for the totals, St. Louis is 17-36-14 on the OU, and Anaheim is 26-39-2.



View Anaheim vs St Louis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Blues in this one will find them as -185 favorites on the NHL money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 8 (Blues) and the No. 21 (Ducks) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up St. Louis' No. 20-ranked offense (2.6 goals per game) against a Ducks defense that ranks No. 17 at 2.8 goals per game allowed. The Blues Sportsbook has clicked at a 16.4% rate while the Ducks have a 82.2% rate on the penalty kill.

In their last action, Anaheim was a 4-2 Sportsbook at home against the Oilers. Bettors on Anaheim at -170 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

In their last action, St. Louis was a 5-1 Sportsbook at home against the Blackhawks. Bettors on St. Louis at -155 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.


Anaheim Ducks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Dallas are 7-3
After playing Edmonton are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

St. Louis Blues Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After playing Chicago are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

A few Ducks at Blues trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Anaheim's last 9 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Anaheim's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Anaheim's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis' last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis' last 9 games when playing Anaheim
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
Anaheim at Dallas, Saturday, March 10
St. Louis home to Columbus, Saturday, March 10