Before the puck drops at 8:00 PM ET in Friday’s contest between the Nashville Predators and the St. Louis Blues, here are the best bets you should be thinking about, whether you’re wanting to place a single wager or have your sights set on putting together a parlay.

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Predators vs. Blues Picks

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Total Pick

Pick OU: Push (model projecting 5.5 goals)

• This season, 14 of Nashville’s 35 games have gone over Friday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• There have been 16 St. Louis games with more than 5.5 goals this season.
• These two teams combine for 4.9 goals per game, 0.5999999999999996 less than the total set for this contest.
• The 6.0 goals per game these two teams are giving up on average are 0.5 more than the total for this contest.

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Moneyline Pick

Predators Moneyline: -130

• In the 21 times this season the Predators have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 9-12 in those games.
• Nashville is 6-10 (winning only 37.5% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter.
• The Predators’ implied moneyline win probability is 56.5% in this contest.

Blues Moneyline: +109

• In St. Louis’ 31 games playing as the moneyline underdog this season, it has 14 wins.
• The Blues have 12 wins in games when their moneyline odds are +109 or longer (in 27 such games).
• St. Louis’ implied probability to win this matchup is 47.8% based on the moneyline.

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Score Prediction

Prediction:
St. Louis 3, Nashville 2

Predators Points Leaders

• One of Nashville’s top offensive options this season is Filip Forsberg, who has put up 29 points in 35 games.
• Jonathan Marchessault is another of Nashville’s top contributors currently with 24 total points (12 goals and 12 assists) to his name.
• On 89 shots (for seven goals) and 17 assists, Roman Josi has recorded 24 points this season.
• In the 28 games Juuse Saros has played this season, his save percentage is .907, 24th in the league.

Blues Points Leaders

• Jordan Kyrou is a leading scorer for St. Louis, with 29 points this season. He has recorded 14 goals and 15 assists in 36 games.
• Robert Thomas has made a big impact for St. Louis this season with 26 points, thanks to six goals and 20 assists.
• St. Louis’ Pavel Buchnevich has 23 points, courtesy of nine goals (fourth on team) and 14 assists (third).
• Jordan Binnington has an .898 save percentage (38th in the league), with 634 total saves, while conceding 72 goals (2.9 goals against average). He has put up a 9-13-3 record between the posts for St. Louis this season.

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Nashville vs. St. Louis Game Info

• Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
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• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Venue: Enterprise Center

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