St. Louis Blues vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction NHL Picks 12/19/24

The St. Louis Blues and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet Thursday in NHL action from the Amalie 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. Tampa Bay Lightning prediction.

St. Louis Blues Recap

The St. Louis Blues come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-1 loss at the hands of the New Jersey Devils last time out. After this game, St. Louis will head on the road to take on the Florida Panthers.

Blues Looking To Respond

Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues with 28 points including a team-high 14 goals and 14 assists while Pavel Buchnevich has 21 points with 8 goals and 13 assists. Dylan Holloway has 19 points split between 10 goals and 9 assists and Colton Parayko has 16 points of his own with 5 goals and 11 assists. Jake Neighbours has 17 points with 10 goals and 7 assists and Robert Thomas has 23 points with 6 goals and 17 assists as well on the year. Joel Hofer has gone 7-3 with a 2.83 GAA and a .905 save percentage in goal for St. Louis so far this season while Jordan Binnington is 8-12-3 with a 2.94 GAA and an .898 save percentage.

Why the St. Louis Blues will win

• The Blues have won four of their last five games as underdogs following a loss.
• The Blues have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games as road underdogs following a loss.
• The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games as home favorites following a home win.

Tampa Bay Lightning Recap

The Tampa Bay Lightning come into this game looking to add on to their 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets last time out. After this game, the Bolts will welcome the Panthers to town for the first half of a back-to-back home and home set and then will meet the Rangers, Canadiens, and Sharks.

Lightning Win Third In A Row

Nikita Kucherov leads the Bolts with 47 points including a team-high 14 goals and 33 assists while Brandon Hagel has 36 points with 15 goals and 21 assists and Anthony Cirelli has 27 points of his own with 15 assists. Brayden Point has 37 points with 21 goals and 16 assists while Victor Hedman has 25 points with 21 assists. Jake Guentzel also has 33 points with 18 goals and 15 assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy has gone 14-9-1 with a 2.44 GAA and a .910 save percentage while Jonas Johansson has gone 3-1-1 with a 3.84 GAA and an .882 save percentage on the year in goal for Tampa Bay.

Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win

• The favorites have won each of the Lightning’s last seven games.
• The Blues have lost each of their last three games at Amalie Arena.
• The Lightning have covered the puck line in each of their last six games.
• The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last three games at Amalie Arena.

Blues vs. Lightning Prediction

I’m on the Lightning here. Tampa Bay is just playing far too well to step in front of right now and while the Blues have a tendency to play up to good teams and provide value at times, I just don’t think they’ll be able to keep up here. Tampa Bay has a couple of these runs a year where they look unstoppable and I think we’re in the midst of one now. Give me the Lightning.