St. Louis Blues vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction: The teams aren’t in the best shape

Prediction for the NHL St. Louis Blues vs Chicago Blackhawks match, which will take place on December 30. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

St. Louis is a team that has always been known for its incredible stability. Every year, the Musicians have quietly made it through the regular season to the playoffs. In October and November, the Bluesmen snapped a long losing streak, which was replaced by seven straight victories. Then it was another losing streak, and then another winning streak. They are again not in the best condition, having lost three games in a row. Such uneven results leave St. Louis in 11th place in the Western Conference.

Hawks are expected to disappoint during the regular season, as the club's management went through a massive rebuild of the roster, dropping several key players. Up until the end of November, the Red and Black still struggled to score points. Still, over the next 19 meetings, they suffered 17 losses, beating only the Rangers and Columbus by the same score of 5:2. The day before, the team lost to Carolina without a chance (0:3), solidifying their last place in the Western Conference standings.

St. Louis and Chicago approach the encounter not in the best shape. In their last 19 meetings, the Red and Black have suffered 17 losses. Moreover, the Bluesmen have won comfortably in their previous three head-to-head encounters, so now we should bet on a St. Louis victory with a handicap (-1.5) at odds of about 1.95.

St. Louis has not only been consistently beating Chicago lately but has also been scoring a lot in these head-to-head encounters. In the three previous one-on-one meetings, the Musicians scored 14 goals against the Hawks (4.67 average per game). The Bluesmen's offense is also productive right now, as evidenced by the 20 goals scored in the previous five games (4.00 average per game). With that in mind, a St. Louis individual total over 3.5 pucks at odds close to 1.90 would seem to be a good bet, and we would also bet on Ivan Barbashev's total over 0.5 points for 2.03.

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