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Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars meet at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Stars, while the game's total opened at 1.5.
Last time out for Dallas, they were a 4-3 winner as they battled the Jets at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Stars at -150 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Colorado won its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Lightning on February 10. Bettors who backed the Avalanche at -105 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Colorado:
Team record: 33-8-4 SU
Colorado is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 25-18-2 SU
Dallas is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Dallas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Next up:
Colorado home to Dallas Tuesday, February 15