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Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Nashville Predators and the St. Louis Blues meet at Enterprise Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Predators as -101-moneyline favorites versus the Blues, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Avalanche at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Avalanche at -115 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Nashville lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Senators on December 10. Bettors who backed the Senators at +118 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Nashville:
Team record: 12-11-2 SU
Nashville is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games
Nashville is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 12-15-1 SU
St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
Next up:
Nashville home to Edmonton Tuesday, December 13
St. Louis at Edmonton Thursday, December 15