NHL Picks & Predictions for Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Last Updated on December 28, 2010 8:00 pm by drew

Tuesday’s NHL Prediction

ST. LOUIS, MO (TheSpread) – Two Central Division rivals meet on Tuesday in the NHL as St. Louis hosts Chicago. Here is a breakdown of my pick for this game.

Chicago is 20-14-3 on the season, having scored 119 goals and allowed 105. The Blackhawks are 8-5-3 on the road and are winners in 6 of their last 10.

St. Louis is 18-12-5 this season, having scored 92 goals but allowed 96. The Blues are 12-4-2 at home and also winners in 6 of their last 10 games.

Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have given St. Louis betting odds of -107 for tonight’s game while Chicago has been given odds of -101. The over/under for goals scored has been set at 5.5. Here is a look at the trends and my pick for tonight’s game.

Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues, 8PM ET (View Matchup)

The home team is 5-0 in the last five games in this series while the favorite is also 20-8 in the last 28 in this series. The over has hit in 4 of the last 5 meetings between these two. My pick is with St. Louis as they are a very tough team at home and need the points more than Chicago.

NHL FREE PICK: ST. LOUIS BLUES -107

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