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Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild meet at Xcel Energy Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wild as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Stars, while the game's total opened at 1.5.
The Wild were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Sharks. That made winners of bettors who got San Jose at +161 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Dallas, they were a 5-2 winner as they battled the Red Wings at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Stars at -183 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Dallas:
Team record: 6-6-2 SU
Dallas is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Dallas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 10-5-0 SU
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Next up:
Dallas home to St. Louis Saturday, November 20
Minnesota at Florida Saturday, November 20