St. Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators Predictions and Picks | NHL Jan 16

St. Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators Betting Preview

The Blues have the exact same home record as the Senators do road record heading into their game tonight. WagerTalk NHL handicapper Kevin Dolan breaks down this St. Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators matchup giving his betting trends and angles before puck drop.

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St. Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators Betting Odds

Monday, January 16	NHL Betting Notes
Moneyline:	St. Louis Blues -110 vs Ottawa Senators -110
Puckline:	Blues -1.5 (+220) / Senators +1.5 (-260)
Total:	6.5 (Over -110 / Under -110)
Arena:	Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings)
Game Time:	8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

St. Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators Betting Analysis

Both the Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues have been on very similar trajectories this season, with records that mostly resemble each other, and with two wins apiece from each of their last five games respectively, Monday’s game is sure to be an interesting one.

The Ottawa Senators could sure do with a bounce back in this one after getting drubbed 7-0 by the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.

St. Louis meanwhile comes off back-to-back losses against Calgary and Tampa Bay respectively, allowing four goals in each game.

This will be the teams’ first meeting this season after they split their series 1-1 last year. The Senators have won five of the last seven in this venue against the Blues however.

Defense – Advantage Senators

Giving up seven goals or more in two of their last four games may not inspire much confidence in this Ottawa Senators defense from the outset, but they have been limiting opponent chances at an inordinately high rate this season.

The Senators rank top five in the league on defensive xGA this year, and top six on scoring chances allowed also, a far cry from the Blues 31st ranking in both categories this season, so Ottawa owns a huge defensive edge ahead of Monday’s clash.

Games Not All About Defense

While the Ottawa Senators may hold the clear defensive advantage in this one, in offense it’s a much different story as the Blues have been converting chances at an extraordinarily high clip this season.

The Blues rank top ten in the league this season in total shot conversion percentage, as well as 5th in high-danger conversion percentage also, far higher than Ottawa’s lowly 30th ranking in that same category this year.

St. Louis Blues vs Ottawa Senators Prediction

This is a really tricky game to call as it really does pit offense versus defense here on Monday night in the Enterprise Center.

However, we’re going to lean towards the home team in this one as while the Senators defense has mainly been on point this season, a huge concern for them is their high-danger opponent conversion percentage that ranks 31st in the league overall allowing 12.8% to opponents on average, an area the Blues have feasted on in offense this season.

We’ll take a shot with the St. Louis Blues in this one to win outright at home on Monday against the Ottawa Senators.

Prediction: St. Louis Blues Moneyline -110

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‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success.

Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.

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