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Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Minnesota Wild and the Dallas Stars meet at American Airlines Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Stars as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

Last time out for Dallas, they were a 6-1 loser as they battled the Blackhawks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Blackhawks at -108 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Minnesota was a 3-0 loser in its last match at home against the Bruins. They lost as favorites, while the total score of 3 made winners of UNDER bettors.

Minnesota:
Team record: 37-35-9 SU

Dallas:
Team record: 42-32-7 SU