TDG’s NHL SATURDAY VEGAS *JACKPOT*
- Handicapper
- Team Del Genio
- League
- NHL
- Competition
- St. Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets
- Release Date
- 04/19/2025 05:50 PM
- Event Date
- 04/19/2025 06:15 PM
- Bet Type
- Moneyline
- Pick
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Winnipeg Jets -190
(BetOnline)
- Outcome
- Win
- Analysis
- Our 20* NHL Saturday Vegas Jackpot is with Winnipeg with the money line versus St. Louis at 6:10 pm et.
The Winnipeg Jets won the President’s Trophy in the NHL regular season by putting up 116 points. However, the oddsmakers have not installed the Jets as one of the top favorites to win the Stanley. History has demonstrated that owning the best record in the NHL regular season is no guarantee of success in the playoffs. The nature of the NHL postseason is much different with the play being much more physical. Winnipeg has not made deep runs in the playoffs with this current core group of players. Conner Hellebuyck got outplayed by Alexandar Georgiev in their opening-round series last year against Colorado. Yet Hellebuyck demonstrated in the 4 Nations Face-Off earlier this year that he can still be at his best even under intense pressure given the high stakes of that event. He is the likely Vezina Trophy winner for the best goaltender in the NHL this year after putting up a 47-12-3 record with a 2.01 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage. After posting a 1.97 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage in eleven starts in March, he has a 1.98 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage in six starts this month. The Jets finished the regular season with four victories in their last five games after a 2-1 win against Anaheim in overtime on Wednesday. Winnipeg has won twenty-four of their last twenty-nine games after winning at home in their previous game. They have won ten of their last twelve games at home after playing a game where they did not give up more than one goal. Hellebuyck stopped 30 of the 31 shots he faced in that game. They have won thirteen of their last sixteen games when playing with two days of rest. At home, the Jets are averaging 3.4 goals per game and only giving up 2.0 goals per game. They have won sixteen of their last twenty-three games at home. They have won eighteen of their twenty-one games at home when the oddsmakers install them as a favorite up to a -200 price. They have won thirteen of their sixteen games at home this year against winning teams.
St. Louis had lost three games in a row before a 6-1 victory against Utah on Tuesday. The Blues have won only three of their last eight games after winning at home in their previous game. They have won once in their last four games when playing with three or more days of rest. St. Louis made the playoffs with 96 points which is the third-fewest of the sixteen teams that qualified to play in the postseason. The Blues went on a twelve-game winning streak on March 15th, and they had a stretch from February 23rd to April 5th when they posted an 18-3 record. Yet they have a 22-27-8 record in the rest of their games, and their recent three-game losing streak this month is worrying that they reverted back to their previous level of play. On the road, they are averaging 2.9 goals per game and giving up 3.0 goals per game. They average 3.0 goals per game overall this year, yet Winnipeg has beaten thirty of their forty-one opponents who average 3.0 or more goals per game. Jordan Binnington is their goaltender in what is a goalie rematch of the two USA versus Canada showdowns in the 4 Nations Face Off. For the year, Binnington has a 28-22-5 record with a 2.69 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage. In his five starts this month, he has a 2.56 goals-against average and a .895 save percentage. The Blues have beaten only eight of the twenty-one opponents they have played who are winning 60% to 75% of their games. The Jets only give up 2.3 goals per game, and St. Louis has beaten only one of their seven opponents this year that hold their opponents to 2.5 or fewer goals per game. Play Winnipeg with the money line.
Good luck - Team Del Genio.
