The St. Louis Blues battle the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday in NHL betting action at Scottrade Center.

St. Louis will face the 25-23-9 Wild. In totals betting, the Blues are 14-31-12 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Wild are 22-25-10 favoring the OVER.



View Minnesota vs St Louis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Wild were listed as +-240 underdogs on the hockey moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 8 (Blues) and the No. 29 (Wild) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits St. Louis' No. 21-ranked offense, averaging 2.5 goals per game, against a Wild defense that ranks No. 10 at 2.6 goals allowed. The Blues power play is averaging 15.1% while the Wild defense kills off 83% of their penalties.

Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Jets at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Jets at +103 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

St. Louis was a 5-1 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Islanders. They won as -205 favorites, while the total score of 6 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.


Minnesota Wild Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing Winnipeg are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

St. Louis Blues Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After playing NY Islanders are 6-6-1
After a win are 6-4

A few Wild at Blues trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Minnesota's last 19 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of St. Louis' last 19 games when playing at home against Minnesota


Next up:
Minnesota home to Boston, Sunday, February 19
St. Louis at Chicago, Sunday, February 19