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Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars
The Minnesota Wild and the Dallas Stars will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Stars as -155-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Stars were a 3-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Devils. That made winners of bettors who got New Jersey at -133 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 2-1 winner as they battled the Coyotes at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Wild at -161 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 2-2-2 SU
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 3-3-0 SU
Dallas is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games
Dallas is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota home to Tampa Bay Saturday, October 20
Dallas home to Los Angeles Tuesday, October 23