The set-up: Both teams are struggling right now. St. Louis is the better team on paper though and I expect it to finally break its five-game slide here in this favorable matchup. The Blues also play with revenge here after falling 3-2 to the Sharks in their most recent matchup in early March.

The pick: San Jose is off a 5-4 loss at Vegas and is just 2-7 in its last nine after a road loss in which it allowed five or more goals in. St. Louis on the other hand is 7-2 in its nine after five or more straight losses in a row. Look for the "better" team to deliver and lay the price.

This is an 8* DESTRUCTION on the Blues.