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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Dallas Stars

The Columbus Blue Jackets 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 Stars as -185-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jackets, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

The Stars were a 4-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Hurricanes. That made winners of bettors who got Dallas at -107 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Last time out for Columbus, they were a 6-0 loser as they battled the Predators on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Predators at -150 were rewarded, while the 6 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Columbus:
Team record: 12-8-0 SU
Columbus is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Columbus's last 13 games
Columbus is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games on the road

Dallas:
Team record: 11-7-2 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games

Next up:
Columbus at Washington Saturday, December 4
Dallas home to Arizona Monday, December 6