Flames Vs Blues: NHL Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 16, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 16, 2022

The Calgary Flames (13-11-6) — who’ve lost four straight — host the St. Louis Blues (13-15-1) on Friday at 9:00 PM ET. The latest betting odds set for this matchup have the Blues listed at +163 to win on the moneyline. The Flames are currently -197 to emerge victorious for this contest. The over/under is 6.5 in this contest.

This article uses lines current as of December 16, 2022 at 1:22 AM ET. See all the latest odds for this matchup in the table below and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Flames Vs Blues Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 16

Flames: Christopher Tanev: Questionable (Upper Body), Oliver Kylington: Out (Personal)

Blues: Marco Scandella: Out (Hip), Scott Perunovich: Out (Shoulder)

Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Flames
Total Pick Under (6.5)
Spread Pick Flames (-1.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Flames Vs Blues Team Stats

Flames Avg. (Rank) Blues Avg. (Rank)
2.97 (21st) Goals Scored 2.90 (24th)
3.07 (15th) Goals Allowed 3.72 (29th)
34.0 (5th) Shots 29.8 (25th)
28.5 (4th) Shots Allowed 32.3 (20th)

Flames Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Elias Lindholm 29 9 14 23 69 5 -3
Nazem Kadri 30 11 11 22 95 5 -7
Tyler Toffoli 30 10 11 21 91 4 0
Rasmus Andersson 30 4 16 20 62 0 -3
Jonathan Huberdeau 27 5 13 18 47 3 +4

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Blues Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Robert Thomas 29 6 19 25 36 1 -7
Jordan Kyrou 29 10 13 23 93 4 -21
Vladimir Tarasenko 28 8 13 21 69 1 -12
Brayden Schenn 30 7 14 21 47 1 -13
Pavel Buchnevich 21 9 11 20 46 4 0

Betting Trends

  • The Flames have won 50.0% of their games this season when they’ve been a moneyline favorite (11-11).
  • The Flames have a 66.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • The Blues have been an underdog in 18 games this season, and won six (33.3%).
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 38.0% chance of victory for the Blues.
  • In 14 games this season, Calgary and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.
  • St. Louis has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 18 of 30 games this season.
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