St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction 12/31/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

The St. Louis Blues and the Colorado Avalanche meet Wednesday in NHL action from the Ball Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche prediction.

St. Louis Blues Recap

The St. Louis Blues come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-2 loss at the hands of Buffalo last time out to sit at 15-17-8 this season. After this game, St. Louis will head home for a game against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Blues Alternate Wins & Losses In 9 Straight

Robert Thomas leads the Blues in scoring with 29 points including 20 assists while Jordan Kyrou has 17 points with 8 goals and 9 assists and Justin Faulk has 20 points with 10 goals and 10 assists. Pius Suter has 14 points with 7 goals and 7 assists. Cam Fowler has 14 points with 13 assists. Dylan Holloway has 17 points with 8 goals and 9 assists. Pavel Buchnevich has also added 21 points with 7 goals and 14 assists as well this season. Jordan Binnington has gone 7-9-6 with a 3.49 GAA and an .870 save percentage in goal for St. Louis while Joel Hofer is 8-8-2 with a 2.97 GAA and a .901 save percentage so far this season. 

Colorado Avalanche Recap

The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to add on to their 5-2 win over Los Angeles last time out to sit at 29-2-7 this season. After this game, Colorado will head on the road for a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Avalanche Win 8 In A Row

Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche with 66 points including a team-high 32 goals and 34 assists while Cale Makar has 44 points with 12 goals and 32 assists. Martin Necas has 50 points with 19 goals and 31 assists while Artturi Lehkonen has 31 points with 14 goals and 17 assists. Gabriel Landeskog has 20 points with 6 goals and 14 assists. Brock Nelson also has 28 points with 15 goals and 13 assists. Scott Wedgewood has posted a 17-1-4 record with a 2.13 GAA and a .919 save percentage Mackenzie Blackwood is 12-1-1 with a 2.15 GAA and a .924 save percentage this season in goal for Colorado.

St. Louis Blues @ Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends: December 31, 2025

Why the Colorado Avalanche will win

• The Avalanche have won each of their last 14 home games.
• The Blues have lost each of their last six road games against Central Division opponents.
• The Avalanche have covered the puck line in each of their last five home games following a home win.
• The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last three games.
• The Avalanche have won the third period in each of their last six games against Western Conference opponents when trailing after the second period.

Why the St. Louis Blues will win

• The Blues have won five of their last six games as underdogs following a loss.
• The Blues have covered the puck line in each of their last six road games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five home games against Central Division opponents.
• The Blues have won the third period in four of their last five games at Ball Arena against opponents on a winning streak.

Total Goals Facts

• Eight of the Blues’ last nine road games against Western Conference opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Seven of the Avalanche’s last eight games against Central Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the last three games between teams from the same division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Blues’ last eight night games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in seven of the last eight games between the Blues and Avalanche.

Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts

• Martin Necas has scored at least one goal in four of the Avalanche’s last five games.
• Nathan MacKinnon has recorded at least one assist in 11 of his last 12 home appearances against the Blues.
• Nathan MacKinnon ranks 1st in the league for Goals (32) this season.

St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts

• Robert Thomas has recorded at least one assist in each of the Blues’ last three games against the Avalanche.
• Brayden Schenn has scored 17 career goals against the Avalanche – equal-most against any opponent (including playoffs).

Matchup/League Facts

• The Colorado Avalanche rank 1st in the league for goals per game this season (4.00).
• The Colorado Avalanche rank 1st in the league for goals against per game this season (2.18).
• The St. Louis Blues rank 32nd in the league for goals per game this season (2.50).
• The St. Louis Blues rank 29th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.38).

St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche Prediction

I’m on Colorado -1.5 in this one. I just think the Avalanche are the better team by a landslide in this game, and the lines are starting to reflect that Colorado is the best team in the NHL this season. St. Louis had Colorado’s number last season, but this is a different Avs team and a whole different beast for St. Louis to deal with. Give me the Avalanche.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Colorado -1.5