Avalanche vs Blues NHL Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Colorado Avalanche and the St. Louis Blues will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Scottrade Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Blues listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Avalanche, while the game's total is sitting at 5.

Colorado won its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Hurricanes on February 10. Bettors who backed the Avalanche at -130 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

The Blues were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Devils. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at +100 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.

St. Louis:
Team record: 32-14-7 SU, ATS
Current streak: won 2 straight games.

is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of last 14 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 6 games

When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After playing New Jersey are 4-4-1
After a win are 7-3

Colorado:
Team record: 28-25-3 SU, ATS
Current streak: won 2 straight games.

is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of last 14 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 9 games on the road
is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Buffalo are 7-3
After playing Carolina are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Next up:
Colorado at Vancouver, Wednesday, February 15
St. Louis home to San Jose, Sunday, February 12