{"id":18286,"date":"2010-01-20T13:44:56","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T18:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=18286"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:59:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:59:36","slug":"blues-vs-canadiens-betting-picks-200110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nhl\/blues-vs-canadiens-betting-picks-200110\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Picks: Blues vs. Canadiens (Jan. 20)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NHL Free Pick: St. Louis Blues vs Montreal Canadiens<\/h2>\n

Hockey betting<\/strong><\/a> fans sure are getting their money\u2019s worth from the free nhl picks<\/strong><\/a> we give out here at Capperspicks.com.<\/p>\n

Team records:<\/strong>
\nSt. Louis: 21-20-7
\nMontreal: 23-23-4<\/p>\n

Tonight, 7:30 p.m. ET
\nSportsbook odds: Blues +110, Canadiens -130 <\/p>\n

After blossoming last season, the 2009-10 St. Louis Blues are a tough team to figure out. They\u2019re above average defensively \u2013 how could you not be with Erik Johnson in your lineup every night? \u2013 but scoring remains a problem. Simply put, the Blues lack a true first-line scorer. Brad Boyes is a second-line talent and guys like Patrick Berglund and David Perron aren\u2019t ready to make the next leap yet. Still, largely on the strength of Chris Mason\u2019s outstanding recent work in goal, the Blues have won four of five.<\/p>\n

The Blues take their 12-6-4 road record and No. 4 penalty kill to Montreal tonight; the Habs have the league\u2019s No. 2 power play so the special teams matchup should be intriguing. \"SportsMontreal is reeling at the moment, having lost five of seven in January. It\u2019s clear it doesn\u2019t have the horses to make a serious playoff run this year and Bob Gainey likely has a major roster reset ahead, assuming he retains his GM job at all. Offense, or lack thereof, continues to plague the Habs. Just once in January have they topped two goals in a game.<\/p>\n

Though we can never underestimate the Bell Center\u2019s raucous crowd atmosphere, there\u2019s no denying that this matchup favors the Blues. Even though Ty Conklin could get the start tonight, his .920 save percentage suggests he\u2019s hardly a downgrade from Mason. Go with St. Louis.<\/p>\n

NHL Betting Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 games on the road
\nThe total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis’s last 9 games when playing on the road against Montreal
\nThe total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis’s last 12 games
\nThe total has gone OVER in 7 of Montreal’s last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal’s last 6 games at home
\nMontreal is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
\nMontreal is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home<\/p>\n

Pick: Blues +110<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nShea Matthews lives and breathes sports. He made the transition from athlete to sports journalist at a young age, writing in TV & national newspapers. He now applies his knowledge to sports betting and handicapping every day, and shares his winning picks with the world. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tonight some great games are on tap in NHL gambling action. Get your NHL gambling picks here at capperspicks.com. We preview and pick the St. Louis Blues vs. Montreal Canadiens matchup, odds currently favor the Canadiens listed as 130-moneyline favorites…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[22912,22913,21458,21460,21461,2996,12987,21462,4082,895,22914,21856,21561],"class_list":["post-18286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nhl","tag-blues-canadiens-odds","tag-blues-vs-canadiens-free-pick","tag-hockey-betting-picks","tag-hockey-gambling-predictions","tag-hockey-parlay-odds","tag-hockey-predictions","tag-nhl-parlay","tag-nhl-parlay-lines","tag-nhl-parlays","tag-nhl-picks","tag-st-louis-blues-vs-montreal-canadiens","tag-wednesday-nhl-gambling-predictions","tag-wednesday-nhl-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18286"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109488,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18286\/revisions\/109488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}