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Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche meet at Rogers Place.

Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -141-moneyline favorites versus the Stars, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

The Avalanche were a 4-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Stars. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at -108 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Dallas:
Team record: 45-31-8 SU
Dallas is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games
Dallas is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games

Colorado:
Team record: 51-24-9 SU
Colorado is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games
Colorado is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games