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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. St. Louis Blues
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the St. Louis Blues will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Enterprise Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -161-moneyline favorites versus the Blues, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Blues were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Flames. That made winners of bettors who got Calgary at -166 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Canucks on January 12. Bettors who backed the Lightning at -233 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 26-13-1 SU
Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 21-19-3 SU
St. Louis is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Seattle Monday, January 16
St. Louis home to Ottawa Monday, January 16