Utah Hockey Club vs. St. Louis Blues Prediction, November 7th, 2024 NHL tips, best bets and odds

Game: Utah Hockey Club vs. St. Louis Blues

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/point distribution: Hockey Club (+110) Blues (-130)

At Enterprise Center, the St. Louis Blues (7-6-0) will try to beat the Utah Hockey Club (5-5-3) on Thursday. The moneyline for this contest is +110 for Hockey Club, while the Blues are -130. The over/under is 6.

The Utah Hockey Club found itself at the wrong end of the table with a 3-0 loss to the Jets in its last game. In the defeat, the hockey club showed an offensive game that fell short of its expectations. In the game, they ended the night with no points on the 21 shots they attempted to score. Additionally, they had four power play chances, but were unable to convert one of them into a goal. Utah accumulated 4 minutes in the penalty box in this game.

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In terms of goal scoring, the Utah Hockey Club has scored 37 goals (19th in professional hockey) and conceded 45 this season. For the season they have a total of 13 points and their points percentage is .500. Utah has 35 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those attempts, a rate of 17.14%. At equal strength, the Hockey Club conceded 35 goals while conceding 31 themselves. Utah has taken 335 shots and is holding a shooting percentage of 11.0%. The Hockey Club has had 386 shots taken against them and has a save percentage of .883. Utah Hockey Club's opponents had 45 power play opportunities (5th in professional hockey) and scored 10 goals.

Connor Ingram will patrol the goal crease for the game. Ingram was involved in 90 matches over the course of his professional ice hockey career. He compiled a record of 35-38-14 and started 87 games. Opponents have scored 270 goals against Ingram in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 3.53. Ingram had 2,798 shot attempts against him and 2,528 total saves. His save percentage is .904 during his 4,591 minutes on ice. In his professional hockey career, Ingram recorded 46 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .529.

In their last game, St. Louis faced the Lightning in a game the Blues won 3-2. They had a power play chance in this game but were unable to score. The Blues scored three goals from their 23 shots on goal.

The Blues have scored 31 goals at even strength and 4 goals (32nd in the league) while maintaining a power play advantage. St. Louis took 346 shots (22nd in professional hockey) and posted a shooting percentage of 10.12%, while the other team allowed 397 shots. This season, the St. Louis Blues have totaled 35 goals, 14 points and a points percentage of .538. They allowed 40 goals, including 32 goals at even strength and 8 goals while having fewer men on the ice. They have a total of 31 power play opportunities and a power play rate of 12.90%. They have a 78.38% penalty kill rate on the other teams' 37 power play opportunities and their save rate is 89.9%.

On the other side of the ice, Jordan Binnington is in net. He has made 7,677 saves out of 8,459 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .908. Binnington has compiled a lifetime record of 149-99-31 and has competed in 290 contests. He has been named a starter in 282 events and has completed a time of 16,260 minutes. Binnington's quality start rate is 53.2% and he has 150 quality starts in his NHL career. Teams average 2.89 goals per game and he has conceded a total of 782 goals.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take St. Louis (-130)

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