St. Louis Blues vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction 1/18/25 NHL Picks

The St. Louis Blues and the Utah Hockey Club meet Saturday in NHL action from the Delta Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Louis Blues vs. Utah Hockey Club prediction.

St. Louis Blues Recap

The St. Louis Blues come into this game looking to build on their 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames last time out to improve to 22-20-4 on the year. After this game, St. Louis will head on the road once again to take on the Vegas Golden Knights.

Blues Win Back-To-Back Games

Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues with 39 points including a team-high 20 goals and 19 assists while Pavel Buchnevich has 29 points with 11 goals and 18 assists. Dylan Holloway has 34 points split between 15 goals and 19 assists and Colton Parayko has 26 points of his own with 10 goals and 16 assists. Jake Neighbours has 23 points with 11 goals and 12 assists and Robert Thomas has 34 points with 11 goals and 23 assists as well on the year. Joel Hofer has gone 10-4-1 with a 2.74 GAA and a .906 save percentage in goal for St. Louis so far this season while Jordan Binnington is 12-16-3 with a 2.79 GAA and a .900 save percentage.

Why the St. Louis Blues will win

• The Blues have won each of their last three games as underdogs against opponents on a losing streak.
• Utah has lost seven of its last eight games at Delta Center.
• Utah has failed to cover the puck line in each of its last seven games as a home favorite.
• The road team has covered the puck line in each of Utah’s last seven games.

Utah Hockey Club Recap

The Utah Hockey Club come into this game looking to get back on track after a 5-3 loss at home to the New York Rangers last time out to fall to 18-19-7 on the year. After this game, Utah will take on the Winnipeg Jets at home.

Utah Loses 3rd Straight & 10th In Last 12

Clayton Keller leads Utah in scoring with 44 points including 14 goals and a team-high 30 assists while Dylan Guenther has 34 points with a team-high 16 goals. Logan Cooley has 38 points with 13 goals and 25 assists of his own while Nick Schmaltz has 26 assists. Mikhail Sergachev has 30 points with 22 assists while Barrett Hayton has 20 points with 8 goals and 12 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 6-5-3 with a 3.49 GAA and an .877 save percentage while Karel Vejmelka has gone 10-13-3 with a 2.54 GAA and a .910 save percentage in goal for Utah this season. Jaxson Stauber has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.23 GAA and a .925 save percentage this season as well for Utah.

Why the Utah Hockey Club will win

• The Blues have lost each of their last seven Saturday night games.
• The home team has won six of the Blues’ last seven games.
• The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games as underdogs following a home win.
• Utah has covered the puck line in four of its last five games against Central Division opponents.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of Utah’s last six games against opponents on a winning streak has gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the Blues’ last three games against Central Division opponents has gone OVER the total goals line.
• Ten of the last 11 Saturday night games have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Blues vs. Utah HC Prediction

I’m on the Blues here. I just can’t get there with Utah in their current form as this team continues to find ways to lose hockey games and just struggle their way through their schedule right now. The Blues at times can be wildly inconsistent, but I still think they’re playing the better hockey, and catching them at plus money is where the value is to me here so give me the Blues.