Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Stars vs. Ducks NHL Odds
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(37-25-3) Dallas Stars vs Anaheim Ducks (27-30-11)
Date: Thursday, March 31th
Time: 10:00 PM ET
Venue: Honda Center
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Stars -180 | Ducks +150 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Stars -1.5 +145 | Ducks +1.5 -175
NHL Betting Total: 5.5
The Stars and Ducks will play for the 2nd time in 3 days during their home and home series. Dallas came out on top Tuesday night winning 3-2, scoring 2 of those goals in the 3rd period to overcome a 2-1 deficit.
Dallas Stars
The Stars come into this game on a bit of a roll, winning 5 of 7 games with 3 of those 5 wins coming in regulation. Currently, the Stars are 1 point up on Vegas for the last Wild Card spot, and 5 points out of the 3rd spot in the central division.
Dallas will be starting Jake Oettinger in net for this game in Anaheim. Oettinger has a 23-11-0-1 record and has allowed 2.49 goals per game which is the 11th lowest in the NHL this season.
In their last 5 games, Dallas has beaten 3 teams that currently have playoff spots with 2 of those wins coming in regulation. Can Dallas continue to stay hot vs an ice cold Anaheim Ducks team that has nothing to play for?
Anaheim Ducks
Lets face it, the Ducks stink this year. They haven’t won in about a month; which currently puts them on a 10 game losing streak. During the last 5 games, they have scored over 2 goals just once.
Anaheim will be starting John Gibson in net. Gibson is 17-22-5-4 this season, allowing 3.09 goals per game and sporting a .904 save percent. Gibson has also given up 3+ goals in each of his last 5 games in net.
What doesn’t help, the Ducks are averaging 2.20 goals per game which ranks 20th, and 29.60 shots per game which ranks them 24th. The one positive I guess you could say about Anaheim is they are in the top half of the league in both PP% and PK%.
With all those negatives about the Ducks, are they in a good position to pull of the upset on home ice?
NHL Betting Trends:
- Over is 3-0-1 in Stars last 4 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
- Stars are 7-1 in their last 8 games as a road favorite.
- Over is 4-1 in Stars last 5 Thursday games.
- Over is 4-1 in Stars last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Ducks are 0-5 in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Ducks are 0-4 in their last 4 home games.
- Ducks are 10-41 in their last 51 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Ducks are 8-25 in their last 33 Thursday games.
- The total has gone over in 12 of the Ducks last 18 games when playing as an underdog.
- Stars are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
- Favorite is 37-14 in the last 51 meetings.
Free Dallas Stars vs. Anaheim Ducks NHL Prediction:
First off, I like the Stars to win this game against the struggling Ducks for the main fact that the Stars are playing very meaningful hockey trying to sneak into the playoffs and the Ducks are just trying to tread water until the season ends for them. The Ducks are 0-5 their last 5 on 1 days rest; this is another reason based on the trends why I love the Stars to get the job done.
Using the trends, I’m supporting the over of 5.5. The Stars have been hot to the over coming off 1 days rest and the Ducks trend to go over while being underdogs. I could see this game being 3-2 late in the 3rd and the Stars pull off an empty net goal to hit the over.
Lets hammer the Stars ML and over in this battle in Anaheim.
Overview 4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Stars -180, Over 5.5
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