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Dallas Stars vs. New York Rangers
The Dallas Stars and the New York Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Stars as -102-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Rangers were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Wild. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -146 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Dallas won its last outing, a 2-1 result against the Islanders on January 10. Bettors who backed the Stars at -111 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Dallas:
Team record: 25-11-6 SU
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 23-12-7 SU
NY Rangers is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
Next up:
Dallas home to Calgary Saturday, January 14
New York home to Montreal Sunday, January 15