Tampa Bay Lightning vs St. Louis Blues Betting Pick & Prediction 11/5/24
Making on a bet on this NHL game featuring the Lightning versus the Blues? The puck drops at 8:00 ET, and you can watch it all unfold on ESPN+. The game will be played at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO. The Lightning are favored by -1.5 goals in this non-conference contest against the Blues. The game’s over/under currently sits at 6.5 goals.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING VS ST. LOUIS BLUES BETTING PICK
The Pick: St. Louis Blues +1.5
This game will be played at Enterprise Center at 8:00 ET on Tuesday, November 5th.
WHY BET THE ST. LOUIS BLUES:
- The Lightning enter this game as 1.5-goal favorites and in our projections and we anticipate them winning by a score of 4-3.
- Take the Lightning on the moneyline
- On the puck line, we like Blues (+1.5)
Will the Lightning Live Up to Expectations on the Road?
Tampa Bay fell to 7-5-0 after a 7-4 loss to the Jets. The Lightning took an early 2-0 lead, but the defense faltered, allowing seven unanswered goals. Tampa Bay entered the game as underdogs on the puck line, with the total set at 6.5 goals. The combined 11 goals easily surpassed that mark.
Four different Lightning players scored in the game. Brandon Hagel opened the scoring at 13:11 in the first period. Tampa Bay’s defense struggled in the third period, giving up four goals, including two empty-netters.
Brandon Hagel opened the scoring for Tampa Bay with his 7th goal of the season, followed by Brayden Point’s 8th, which came on a power play in the first period. Mitchell Chaffee added his 4th goal in the second period, and Nikita Kucherov netted his 10th, unassisted, in the third period.
The Lightning fired 30 shots on goal and recorded 8 giveaways. They finished with 4 assists, including Victor Hedman’s 10th of the season.
Tampa Bay’s defense struggled late, giving up three goals in the 3rd period, including two empty-netters. After the Lightning tied the game at 4-4, the Jets scored at the 7:38 mark and added two more late. Jonas Johansson made 27 saves with an 84.4% save percentage.
Can the Blues Pull Out the Win as Home Underdogs?
With a 4-2 victory over the Maple Leafs, the Blues evened their record at 6-6-0. St. Louis covered the puck line as underdogs, and the total was set at 6 goals, resulting in a push.
After trailing 1-0 in the first period, the Blues responded with four unanswered goals. Three different players contributed to the scoring, with Colton Parayko leading the way with two goals.
Colton Parayko scored twice in the Blues’ 4-2 win over Toronto, bringing his season total to three goals. He also added his fifth assist on Pavel Buchnevich’s empty-netter, which was Buchnevich’s fourth goal of the season. Jordan Kyrou contributed with his third goal, coming at 11:52 in the second period.
After a scoreless first period, the Blues netted three times in the second, with Parayko’s first goal coming at 16:31. St. Louis took 24 shots on goal and had 14 giveaways in the game.
Defensively, the Blues will look to build on their performance from the previous game, where they allowed just 2 goals to the Maple Leafs. Jordan Binnington made 35 saves with a 94.6% save percentage, and the defense added 3 takeaways and 17 hits. The first goal they allowed came at 5:25 into the first period, and the second came at 13:52 in the third, making the score 3-2.