Eric Staal, Ryan Suter, and the Minnesota Wild will do battle against Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center in a Central Division tilt. Fox Sports Southwest Plus will air the game, which gets underway at 8:30 p.m. ET on Friday, February 7.
Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars Odds
The Stars (-175) are being chosen as the heavy favorites over the Wild (+155), and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at 5 goals. The odds for betting the total stand at -140 money on the over and +120 on the under.
Earning moneyline bettors 3.5 units, Dallas is 30-23 straight up (SU) overall this year. That winning percentage, the third-best in the Central Division in this young season, is fairly close to the 43-39 record the team posted during the 2018-19 season campaign. Of its 53 regular season contests, 32 have gone under the total, while 19 have gone over and just two have pushed. This year, the team’s 16-10 SU at home.
The Stars have converted on 19.6 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated 11th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 82.4 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 27.2 saves per game with a .925 save percentage, Ben Bishop (20-16-4) has been the primary goalkeeper for the Stars this year. If head coach Rick Bowness decides to give him the night off, however, the team may turn to Anton Khudobin (12-9-9 record, .927 save percentage, 2.34 goals against average).
On the visiting bench, Minnesota is 25-28 straight up (SU) and has lost 3.6 units for moneyline bettors thus far. A total of 25 of its games have gone over the total, while 22 have gone under the total and just five have pushed. The Wild are 9-17 SU as the visiting team this season.
The Wild have converted on 21.1 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 32nd overall and it’s successfully defended 73.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
Alex Stalock (25.4 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for Minnesota. Stalock owns a 14-13-3 record, and has registered a .905 save percentage and 2.85 goals against average this year.
Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars Betting Predictions
Free Pick: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The Wild are 1-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Stars are 2-2 in shootouts.
- For both of these clubs, the game went over the total in three of their last five matchups.
- Minnesota skaters registered 19.5 hits per game last season, while the Stars accounted for 22.7 hits per matchup.
