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St. Louis Blues vs. Montreal Canadiens
The St. Louis Blues and the Montreal Canadiens will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Blues as -238-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
In their last action, Montreal was a 4-1 loser at home against the Rangers. Bettors on New York at -196 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 5-3 winner as they battled the Devils on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Blues at +166 were rewarded, while the 8 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 19-17-3 SU
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games
St. Louis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Montreal:
Team record: 15-21-3 SU
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
Montreal is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Montreal is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
St. Louis at Minnesota Sunday, January 8
Montreal home to Seattle Monday, January 9