The set-up: St. Louis comes in fresh here after its latest game was postponed with the Knights for COVID reasons. St. Louis is 4-2-1 so far. The Ducks are 3-3-2 so far, most recently coming off a 3-2 loss to Arizona. Early numbers are something that must always be considered, but drawing any concrete conclusions on any team to this point isn't possible yet in my opinion.

The pick: That said, Anaheim is averaging just 1.75 GPG, while the Blues are averaging 2.67. St. Louis has a couple of blowout lop-sided losses, so it's GAA is skewed. The Ducks have been good defensively, but note that they're just 12-29 in their last 41 when playing on one days rest. The Blues are 9-4 in their last 13 on the road and I expect them to not only win, but to win big. Let's lay the 1.5 goals for the big plus-money return. Go St. Louis go!

This is an 8* PUCK-LINE DESTRUCTION on the Blues (-1.5).