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Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars
The Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars will meet on the ice at American Airlines Center on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Stars as -128-moneyline favorites versus the Avalanche, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Stars were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Canadiens. That made winners of bettors who got Montreal at +233 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Colorado, they were a 5-4 winner as they battled the Islanders at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Avalanche at -185 were rewarded, while the 9 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Colorado:
Team record: 24-11-3 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Colorado is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 22-10-4 SU
Dallas is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Dallas's last 13 games
Next up:
Colorado home to Florida Saturday, January 6
Dallas home to Nashville Saturday, January 6