{"id":343849,"date":"2025-05-03T16:12:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T20:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=343849"},"modified":"2025-05-03T16:12:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T20:12:53","slug":"blues-vs-jets-best-bets-game-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/blues-vs-jets-best-bets-game-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Blues vs. Jets best bets Game 7: Pick Winnipeg to win a low-scoring game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The St. Louis Blues and Winnipeg Jets settle their first-round series on Sunday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Very few people expected St. Louis to push Winnipeg to the brink of elimination. I&#8217;m betting on the Jets powering through, however, thanks to a strong performance from Connor Hellebuyck. Additionally, the under on the game total and Jordan Kyrou&#8217;s point prop round out my ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Blues vs. Jets best bets for Game 7 of the opening round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blues vs. Jets best bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Jets 60-minute moneyline (+100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Home-ice advantage has earned its moniker in this series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The home team is an undefeated 6-0 thus far, and I expect that trend to continue in Game 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winnipeg has been excellent at Canada Life Place all year long. It went 30-7-4 in the regular season and has outscored St. Louis, 12-7, there in this series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blues were a mediocre 20-16-5 as a visitor in the regular season and haven&#8217;t proven they can win on the road in the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hellebuyck has been better at home in this series. The likely Vezina-Trophy winner has posted a sub-.800 save percentage in all three road games in this series, but has topped that mark in all three home games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m also anticipating Hellebuyck having his strongest game of the series. The American netminder hasn&#8217;t been as sharp in the playoffs, but he&#8217;s capable of stepping up with an absolutely stellar performance at any moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Winnipeg has won nine of its last 10 home games against St. Louis in regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:113370\">Embed: #113370<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/ice_hockey\/nhl?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NHL betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nhl-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NHL injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/top-skaters?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NHL stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Under 5 goals (+115):<\/strong> I&#8217;m expecting Hellebuyck to be at his best in this game, which is a big reason why I&#8217;m backing the under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Hellebuyck is sharp, then St. Louis won&#8217;t contribute much to this total. In the same token, I&#8217;m also expecting Jordan Binnington to be stellar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binnington has an impressive track record in big contests. He backed the Blues to a Stanley Cup title in 2019, holding the Boston Bruins to one goal in Game 7. He also lifted Canada past the United States of America, 3-2, at the 4 Nations Face-Off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Scheifele&#8217;s injury status also plays heavily into this wager. The Jets centre was electric in this series, notching six points in five contests. Even if he does suit up, he&#8217;ll likely be far from fully healthy in this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kyrou to not score 1+ point (-134):<\/strong> I can get behind fading anybody on the Blues with low expectations for their offence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyrou has underwhelmed in this series. He had two points through the first three games but is pointless since. Neither of the winger&#8217;s points came at even strength, making him very power-play dependent for production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Louis&#8217; power play has fallen off across the last four games, clicking at a lowly 16.7% rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t expect Kyrou to rise to the occasion and will fade him at this price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Blues vs. Jets best bets made at 2:53 p.m. ET 05\/03\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Louis Blues and Winnipeg Jets settle their first-round series on Sunday night. The pregame narrative: Very few people expected St. Louis to push Winnipeg to the brink of elimination. I&#8217;m betting on the Jets powering through, however, thanks to a strong performance from Connor Hellebuyck. 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