The set-up: The Blues are 14-5-5 overall and 7-3-1 on the road. They come in off a 4-2 loss at home to these very Predators. Nashville though had lost six in a row previous to that victory, so to say that it was "desperate" would be an understatement. Now back home after its disastrous stretch and fresh off a victory which "got the money off their backs," I think the Predators do indeed suffer a predictable letdown here. St. Louis will be using the recent loss as motivation here and I expect it deliver. Situationally it sets up great for the visitors.

The pick: But note as well that Nashville is 0-6 in its last six as the favorite, while St. Louis is 7-2 in its last nine in revenging an in season loss of two goals or more vs. an opponent. In my opinion, this is the very definition of "great line value."

10* GAME OF THE WEEK on the St. Louis Blues.