St. Louis Blues vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, 11/1/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+162) Blue Jackets (-196)

The St. Louis Blues (3-6-1) are traveling to Nationwide Arena on Saturday where they will meet the Columbus Blue Jackets (6-4-0). The odds on this game have St. Louis at +162 and Columbus is at -196. The total is set at 6.

The St. Louis Blues had a rough game after their 5-2 defeat against the Red Wings in their previous game. St. Louis accrued 9 penalty minutes for this matchup. Moreover, they had 2 chances on the power play but didn't convert them into a score. The Blues had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the loss. For the game, they scored on 2 of the 22 shots they put on goal.

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St. Louis Blues opponents have earned 27 power play opportunities (29th in the league) and have earned 8 goals in those chances. The Blues so far have had 254 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .827. St. Louis has tried 255 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.4%. At even strength, the Blues have surrendered 36 goals while notching 23 on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis has compiled 29 power play chances and they have added 6 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 20.69%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 7 points and their points percentage is sitting at .350. When it comes to scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have notched 29 goals (23rd in the NHL) for the season and have given up 44.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jordan Binnington. Binnington has taken the ice for 344 contests over the course of his pro hockey career. He has earned a win-loss mark of 175-120-37 and he has started in 333 games. The opposition has scored 924 goals against Binnington in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.77. Binnington has had 9,813 shots taken against him and has recorded 8,889 saves. His save percentage is at .906 in his 17,826 minutes between the pipes. Throughout his time in hockey, Binnington is sitting with 179 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .538.

Their last time out, Columbus faced the Maple Leafs in a matchup where the Blue Jackets took home the victory by a mark of 6-3. The Blue Jackets converted 6 goals of the 24 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this outing but weren't able to notch a goal.

Columbus has taken 326 shots (4th in the NHL) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.43%, while allowing the opposition 330 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 65.63% on their opponents 32 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 90.6%. They have a total of 23 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 17.39%. The Blue Jackets are sitting with 30 goals at even strength and 4 goals (28th in hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 31 goals to be scored by of a combination of 20 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have a total of 34 goals, 12 points, and a points percentage of .600.

For the opposition you are expected to see Jet Greaves between the pipes. He has accrued 798 saves out of 866 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .921. Greaves is the owner of a lifetime mark of 12-12-2 and has played in 26 games. He has been a starter 25 games and his ice time sits at 1,125 minutes. Greaves' percentage of quality starts is 72.0% and he has 18 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Teams are averaging 2.72 goals per contest and he has yielded 68 goals overall.

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Tony's Pick: Take Columbus (-196)

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