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Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild

The Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild will meet on the ice at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.

Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Stars, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 3-0 loser as they battled the Sharks at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Sharks at -114 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

The Stars were a 2-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Sabres. That made winners of bettors who got Dallas at -140 on the moneyline, while the total score (2) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Dallas:
Team record: 36-28-5 SU
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road

Minnesota:
Team record: 33-29-8 SU
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 12 games

Next up:
Dallas home to Vegas Friday, March 15
Minnesota home to New York Saturday, March 16