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Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Colorado Avalanche and the St. Louis Blues meet at Enterprise Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -161-moneyline favorites versus the Blues, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 4-2 winner as they battled the Devils at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Blues at +127 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Avalanche were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Wild. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at +104 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Colorado:
Team record: 29-19-5 SU
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Colorado is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 26-25-3 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
St. Louis is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Colorado home to Edmonton Sunday, February 19
St. Louis at Ottawa Sunday, February 19