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Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars meet at Rogers Place.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -128-moneyline favorites versus the Stars, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Stars were a 5-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Golden Knights. That made winners of bettors who got Vegas at -125 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
In their last action, Colorado was a 2-1 winner at home against the Blues. Bettors on Colorado at -103 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Colorado:
Team record: 43-20-8 SU
Colorado is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Colorado's last 20 games
Dallas:
Team record: 37-25-8 SU
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
Dallas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Colorado home to Vegas Saturday, August 8
Dallas at St. Louis Sunday, August 9