St. Louis Blues vs Dallas Stars Betting Pick & Prediction 12/14/24
Making on a bet on this NHL game featuring the Blues versus the Stars? The puck drops at 8:00 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on ESPN+. The game will be played at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. This Central division matchup has an over/under of 6 goals, and the Stars are favored by -1.5 at home vs. the Blues.
ST. LOUIS BLUES VS DALLAS STARS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Dallas Stars -1.5
This game will be played at American Airlines Center at 8:00 ET on Saturday, December 14th.
WHY BET THE DALLAS STARS:
- With the Stars being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Stars.
- Take the Stars on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Blues (+1.5)
Can the Blues Pull Out the Win as Road Underdogs?
With a 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs, the Blues evened their record at 14-14-2. St. Louis covered the puck line as underdogs, and the total of 6 goals matched the pre-game line.
The Blues trailed 1-0 after the first period, but they responded with three unanswered goals. Three different players scored for St. Louis, with Colton Parayko leading the way with two goals.
Colton Parayko scored twice for the Blues, including his 3rd goal of the season. He also added his 5th assist on Pavel Buchnevich’s 4th goal, which came on an empty net with 39 seconds left in the game. Jordan Kyrou netted his 3rd goal of the season, which was unassisted.
After a scoreless first period, the Blues scored three times in the second, with Parayko’s first goal coming 3:29 into the period. St. Louis took 24 shots on goal and had 14 giveaways.
Defensively, the Blues will look to build off their last performance, where they gave up just two goals to the Maple Leafs. Jordan Binnington recorded 35 saves with a 94.6% save percentage. The Blues’ defense also added 3 takeaways, 17 hits, and 17 blocks. The first goal they allowed came at 5:25 into the first period, and they gave up another late in the third with 6:08 remaining.
Is A Home Victory Likely for Favored Dallas?
Dallas fell to 17-11-0 after a 4-2 loss to the Panthers. The Stars were underdogs on the puck line, and the total of 6 goals fell short of the 6.5 set before the game.
After falling behind 2-0, the Stars tied it up with two goals in the second period. However, the Panthers scored twice in the third, with the final goal coming on an empty net.
Dallas took 25 shots on goal but only found the net twice in their 4-2 loss to the Panthers. Evgenii Dadonov scored his second goal of the season, while Matt Duchene added his seventh. The Stars were held scoreless in the first period before getting on the board with Dadonov’s power-play goal at 8:38 in the second period.
Duchene, who scored in the second period, also picked up his eighth assist on Dadonov’s goal. Miro Heiskanen recorded his fourth assist, and Thomas Harley added his fifth. Dallas had 32 giveaways in the game.
Dallas’ defense allowed the first goal just 5:15 into the first period and another at 8:47 in the second, but the Stars battled back to tie the game at 2-2. However, they gave up the go-ahead goal at 2:32 in the third and an empty-netter with 1:00 remaining, resulting in a 4-2 loss. Casey DeSmith made 21 saves with a save percentage of 87.5%.