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NHL Betting action sees the Boston Bruins taking on the Dallas Stars on Tuesday January 20th at the American Airlines Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

The battle of Tyler Seguin’s current and former teams occurs in north Texas on Tuesday night.

NHL Predictions

Boston vs Dallas
Date/Time: Tuesday, Jan. 20 2015, 8:30 pm EST
Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas TX
Broadcast: RSN (NESN for Eastern Seaboard)
Boston -115, Dallas -115
Over/Under: 5.5
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As good as Seguin has been since he broke into the league a few years ago, both clubs are underwhelming in 2014-15.

Boston is in better shape, sitting fourth in the Atlantic division with a record of 24-16-6. The Bruins sure miss Seguin’s offensive punch though; the B’s are ranked only 22nd in the NHL in goals per game (2.6 on average).

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It’s been a season of injury for Boston, veteran blueline anchor Zdeno Chara has missed time, as has emotional heartbeat Patrice Bergeron and goalie Tuukka Rask has been either hurt or ineffective.

It speaks volumes that Boston is still in the Eastern Conference playoff race, with all the valleys its driven through.

Dallas, meanwhile, has been scoring prolifically (third in the league with over three per) but have struggled in all other aspects. The Stars are fifth in the Central and miles behind the heavy hitters like Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis in that division.

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Seguin, Jamie Benn and newly-acquired Jason Spezza have been good, but they’ve been the lone bright spots for this franchise this season. The Stars need to play with more consistency throughout their lineup – until they do, they will be an also-ran.

Though these teams are closely-matched on paper, you have to like the road team simply for their winning pedigree.

Unlike Dirk Nowitzki for so many years with Dallas’s NBA franchise or Tony Romo with the beloved Cowboys, hockey can’t be a one-man show.

As good as Seguin has been lighting the lamp, it’s not enough when the rest of the roster slumps in such a way.

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Boston seems to be finding its feet in recent weeks and with “glue guys” (aka, pests) like Milan Lucic and Brad Marchand always being a factor, they should head back from the Lone Star State with a win.

Boston 4, Dallas 1

As far as the Stars are concerned, they need to seriously assess what their club’s identity is.

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