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Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars
The Nashville Predators and the Dallas Stars will meet on the ice at American Airlines Center on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Stars as -217-moneyline favorites versus the Predators, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Stars were a 7-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Wild. That made winners of bettors who got Dallas at -194 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Nashville, they were a 5-3 loser as they battled the Ducks at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Ducks at +195 were rewarded, while the 8 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Nashville:
Team record: 22-18-1 SU
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 24-11-5 SU
Dallas is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games
Dallas is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Nashville home to New York Saturday, January 13
Dallas at Chicago Saturday, January 13