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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Dallas Stars

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Dallas Stars will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at American Airlines Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -180-moneyline favorites versus the Stars, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 2-1 winner as they battled the Stars on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Lightning at -171 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Tampa Bay:
Team record: 24-6-2 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road

Dallas:
Team record: 10-11-8 SU
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games at home

Next up:
Tampa Bay at Carolina Saturday, March 27
Dallas home to Florida Saturday, March 27