St. Louis Blues vs Dallas Stars Picks and Predictions January 27th 2026

Dallas and St. Louis run it back Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, with puck drop set for 7:00 p.m. CT (8:00 p.m. ET). The Stars come in at 29-14-9 and sitting near the top of the Central, but they’ve been uneven for a while now. St. Louis is 19-24-9, still trying to hang around the wild-card conversation, and it’s felt like one step forward, one step back.

This is also a quick rematch after Dallas took a 3-2 win at home on Friday. The Stars finally got a late game-winner, which matters because they’ve been the kind of team lately that plays fine for long stretches and still walks away empty. The Blues, meanwhile, have a few key forwards banged up, and the offense has looked thin when they fall behind.

Dallas is priced as the road favorite again, with a low total that matches how both teams have been playing lately. It’s the kind of spot where you want to know the goalie news before you lock anything in, because a lot of the handicap hangs on whether this turns into another tight one-goal grinder.

Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues Odds

These are the current betting lines, and bettors should always monitor updated latest NHL odds leading up to puck drop.

Team	Moneyline	Puck Line	Total
Dallas Stars	-160	-1.5 (+170)	O 5.5 (-115)
St. Louis Blues	+135	+1.5 (-205)	U 5.5 (-105)

Dallas Stars Betting Form

Dallas’ headline right now is simple: the results haven’t matched the overall profile. They started the season looking like a real contender, then hit a long stretch where the wins stopped coming in bunches. Some of it is finishing, some of it is playing a little tight late, and it shows up in those one-goal games where they don’t get the bounce. Still, this is a roster with real scoring depth and a power play that can flip a game fast when opponents take penalties.

The bigger betting question is how you treat them on the road when the offense is not exactly rolling. If Dallas isn’t generating volume at five-on-five, you’re basically betting on talent and goaltending to carry them. That’s not always a bad bet, but it can be uncomfortable when the market keeps hanging a favorite number. If you want a quick snapshot of trends and splits, start with Dallas Stars stats and results and work outward.

Availability matters here, so monitor the Dallas Stars injury report before puck drop. The forward group has been in and out recently, and even when guys return, you can sometimes see that half-step for a game or two.

St. Louis Blues Betting Form

St. Louis is in one of those stretches where the margin for error feels tiny. When they’re clean with the puck, they can hang around and make games ugly. When they turn it over, the structure breaks and it gets chaotic in a hurry. The four-game winless run is part performance and part roster reality, because missing a top center changes everything about how your lines fit and how you exit the zone.

What I do respect is their recent home competitiveness. Even when the overall record looks rough, they’ve been better at Enterprise Center lately, and that matters for puck line bettors who don’t want to lay a big plus-price on the moneyline. If you’re digging into home and opponent splits, St. Louis Blues schedule and stats is the cleanest starting point.

The key is whether they get help back up front, because it’s hard to price St. Louis correctly if their lineup changes late. Monitor the St. Louis Blues injury report closely. If their centers are still patched together, it limits both their scoring ceiling and their ability to defend without taking penalties.

Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues Matchup Breakdown

This matchup is mostly about pace control and special teams. Dallas is comfortable playing a structured road game, and St. Louis, with injuries in the top six, doesn’t want this to become a track meet anyway. So you get a game script that points toward fewer odd-man rushes and more sequences of dump, chase, and grind. That’s not always exciting, but it’s often predictable for betting.

Goaltending is the swing piece. Neither team has to confirm starters early, so you can’t build the entire handicap around one name until you see it. Dallas can roll out an elite starter or a capable backup, and St. Louis can do the same. If you’re betting totals, you’re basically deciding whether you think the game is played in the slot or on the perimeter, and goalie confirmation helps settle that.

Special teams is where Dallas can separate. The Stars’ power play has enough high-end finishers that one or two opportunities can be the difference in a 3-2 type game. St. Louis has been trying to manufacture offense on the man advantage lately, but their five-on-five depth is the concern if they’re still missing key forwards.

If you want a framework for how to weigh goalie confirmation, rest, and special teams in spots like this, the NHL betting guide is worth revisiting. And if you’re thinking bigger picture about motivation, schedule spots, and whether either of these teams is worth tracking for a futures angle, the Stanley Cup betting guide lays out the right way to approach it without overreacting to a two-week stretch.

Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues Predictions and Best Bets

My lean is Dallas on the moneyline, even with the price. I don’t love laying road chalk when a team hasn’t been consistently cashing, but St. Louis’ lineup situation pushes me there. If the Blues are still missing their top center and key depth pieces, it becomes harder for them to generate enough sustained offense to win without a big special teams edge or a goalie-steal performance.

From a puck line standpoint, I’m not chasing Dallas -1.5 at a plus number unless we get a very specific setup, like St. Louis confirming a backup while Dallas confirms their top goalie, and even then it’s thin. These games tend to live in one-goal territory. The safer derivative, honestly, is often regulation or a tighter total angle, but pricing matters and I’m not inventing numbers that aren’t on the board.

On the total, I lean Under 5.5. The recent form for both teams points that way, and the matchup itself does too. Dallas can win this game 3-2 again without ever opening it up, and St. Louis has incentives to keep it tight. The one hesitation is if penalties pile up early, because that’s how a low-event game suddenly lands 4-3. Still, baseline script feels like a slower, heavier game.

Best Bet: Dallas Stars moneyline (-160).

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