Red Wings vs. Blues Same Game Parlay: DeBrincat Shots, Thomas Points and a Blues Win

Tuesday night in St. Louis is a bounce-back game for both sides. The Detroit Red Wings (7-8-3) and St. Louis Blues (7-8-2) each carry a three-game losing streak into Enterprise Center, with puck drop set for 8:00 PM ET on TNT. When two cold teams collide, the box score tends to get weird, and weird is exactly where a good same game parlay lives.

Our three-leg build: Blues to win on the moneyline, Robert Thomas to record 1+ point, and Alex DeBrincat to log 3+ shots on goal. The Blues are sitting around -130 to -150 at most books with Detroit near +125, and the player legs carry their own prices, so check your sportsbook for the final combined number before you lock it in.

Blues Get the Home Bounce-Back

St. Louis dropped its third straight on Saturday, a 3-1 loss to Nashville, and has averaged just two goals per game during the skid while allowing 3.7. That is ugly, but the matchup is a kind one. The Blues won the first meeting 5-4 in Detroit on Oct. 31, and they are 4-2-4 in their last 10 home games against the Red Wings.

The bigger story is Detroit’s penalty kill. It ranks in the bottom five of the league at roughly 69 percent, and it gave up three power-play goals in Saturday’s 4-0 loss at Colorado. St. Louis owns a power play north of 22 percent and has scored with the man advantage in back-to-back games. Betting a home team to take advantage of a leaky penalty kill is about as clean a reason to back a moneyline as you will find on a Tuesday. If you want to sharpen your read on prices like these, our how betting odds work guide breaks down what a number like -140 is really telling you.

Robert Thomas 1+ Point: The Engine of the Power Play

Blues captain Robert Thomas centers Dylan Holloway and Jimmy Snuggerud on the top line and runs the first power-play unit, which is the single best place to be when you are facing that Detroit penalty kill. His season has started slower than he would like, but the trend is pointing the right way: he put up four points in a recent week, including a three-point night, and he set up Snuggerud’s goal on Saturday.

A 1+ point prop is a forgiving ask for a top-line center on the power play. Assists count, and Thomas is the type of playmaker who gets them even when the shots are not falling. If the Blues win, there is a strong chance Thomas touched at least one of the goals, which is exactly why this leg pairs so naturally with the moneyline.

Alex DeBrincat 3+ Shots on Goal: Detroit’s Volume Machine

Here is where we hedge the story. Detroit does not have to win for DeBrincat to cash his leg. He has taken 64 shots in 17 games, about 3.8 per night and tops among Red Wings forwards, and he fired five shots against Vegas on Nov. 5. He skates on the top line with Emmitt Finnie and Viktor Arvidsson and sits on the first power-play unit, so the volume is built into his role.

Even a trailing DeBrincat tends to shoot more, since Detroit chases the game and the puck finds his stick. Pairing a Blues win with a DeBrincat shot total is the kind of correlated, plausible script a same game parlay is made for: St. Louis controls the scoreboard while Detroit’s best shooter still gets his looks. For anyone newer to building these, our same game parlays explainer covers how legs get priced together.

The Full Parlay

Put it together and the card reads: Blues moneyline, Robert Thomas 1+ point, and Alex DeBrincat 3+ shots on goal. Every leg is anchored in something concrete. The Blues have the home ice and the power-play mismatch, Thomas is the point of attack on that power play, and DeBrincat is the most reliable shot volume on the ice for the visitors.

A few notes before you fire. Detroit is expected to have John Gibson back from a lower-body issue, while Marco Kasper and Dylan Larkin remain out, so the Red Wings are thin up front. Same game parlays also carry a bigger sportsbook margin than single bets, so shop the combined price across apps and size it as the fun, high-upside ticket on your card rather than your main bet. Always confirm lines and lineups before puck drop, and bet only what you can afford to lose.