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St. Louis Blues vs. Arizona Coyotes
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the St. Louis Blues and the Arizona Coyotes meet at Gila River Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Blues as -120-moneyline favorites versus the Coyotes, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Blues were a 5-4 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Coyotes. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -106 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
St. Louis:
Team record: 9-4-2 SU
St. Louis is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games
Arizona:
Team record: 6-6-2 SU
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Arizona's last 17 games
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
St. Louis home to San Jose Thursday, February 18
Arizona home to Los Angeles Thursday, February 18