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Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Nashville Predators and the Dallas Stars meet at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Stars as -217-moneyline favorites versus the Predators, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
In their last action, Dallas was a 3-1 winner on the road against the Kraken. Bettors on Dallas at -175 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Nashville, they were a 8-4 loser as they battled the Blue Jackets on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jackets at -188 were rewarded, while the 12 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Nashville:
Team record: 27-40-8 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Nashville is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Nashville's last 13 games
Nashville is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 49-21-4 SU
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Nashville home to Montreal Sunday, April 6
Dallas home to Pittsburgh Saturday, April 5