The Nashville Predators will look to grab a road win when they take on the Blues in St. Louis at Scottrade Center on Friday in hockey odds action.

St. Louis battles the Predators, currently with a 19-14-4 mark. The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 10-19-7 for the Blues and 15-18-4 for the Predators.



View Nashville vs St Louis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Predators listed as underdogs of +-180 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark NHL Power Rankings have the Blues at No. 9 and the Predators at No. 23 heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits St. Louis' No. 21-ranked offense, averaging 2.6 goals per game, against a Predators defense that ranks No. 14 at 2.8 goals allowed. The Blues power play is averaging 13.1% while the Predators defense kills off 80.9% of their penalties.

The Predators were a 2-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Wild. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Nashville at -125 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.

St. Louis lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Red Wings on December 27. Bettors who backed the Red Wings at -165 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.


Nashville Predators Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

St. Louis Blues Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After playing Detroit are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

A few Predators at Blues trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Nashville is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Nashville is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis' last 7 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games


Next up:
Nashville home to Calgary, Sunday, January 1
St. Louis at Detroit, Saturday, December 31