BEST LINES: Pinnacle +183 Bet365 +180 SportsInteraction +180  5DIMES +175

Updated Series Bet

Posted May 17 at 2:00 PM EST, BEFORE Game 2 

8:05 PM EST. The Blues have been outshot in the past two playoff games by a count of 64-42 but have outscored the opposition 8-2 over that span. We often talk about puck luck but the Blue Notes’ puck luck has been off the charts in the postseason. Of course it can last another game, another series or for the rest of the playoffs but if all things are equal, St. Louis will not defeat San Jose again. In Game 1, St. Louis scored the cheapest goal that Martin Jones has allowed this entire series. It was a long distance shot right in his jersey logo but squeezed in behind him. Meanwhile, San Jose hit two goalposts and one crossbar with two of those occurring in the final two minutes. From the second period on, St. Louis was on their heels, getting outshot 24-12 in the final two periods.

Hockey is not always fair. The better team loses all the time and we completely understand that the Sharkies could lose here again because Brian Elliott has won about 10 of the Blues’ 15 playoff games completely on his own. At the end of the day, however, we’ll take our chances with the superior team taking back a tag and it really is that simple.

The line on tonight’s game is San Jose +110 or thereabouts and that is not a bad wager at all. However, we much prefer the adjusted Series line of +183 because if St. Louis does happen to win tonight, our wager is still alive. We highly doubt that the Blues are going to win any games in San Jose so even if the Sharks lose tonight, we trust them to extend this series far enough to allow them to take one game in St. Louis and finish the Blues off at home at some point. The Series wager has more appeal and more value. 

Also note: Games may be added or subtracted by 6:00 PM or thereabouts, as we monitor lines looking for value all day.

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