Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Wild vs. Stars NHL Odds
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(19-8-2) Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars (14-12-2)
Date: Monday, December 20th
Time: 8:30 PM ET
Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas TX
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Wild EVEN | Stars -120 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Stars -1.5 (+200)
NHL Betting Total: 5.5
Two teams with vastly different recent streaks meet up on Monday night at American Airlines Center. On a recent run the Wild didn’t lose from November 24th to December 9th, a stretch of 8 straight wins. Dallas meanwhile just wrapped up a five game skid.
Both squads are on other sides of those streak spectrums ahead of Monday’s matchup. Minnesota has lost three straight while the Stars finally snapped their losing streak with a win over Chicago on Saturday. Is it way too early for Dallas to be a -120 favorite though?
Minnesota Wild
There’s going to be a little letdown after Minnesota kept their winning streak going for 8 games. That’s hard to do night in and night out but now the major goal is to stop the bleeding and put this three game stretch without a win (0-2-1) to bed.
Minnesota still has a 1-point lead in the Central, but the Predators are coming on strong with a 7-game win streak of their own. The Wild are also on the road for their 5th time in the last 6 times, taking a brief stop back in St. Paul last Thursday and suffering a 3-2 SO loss to Buffalo as -304 favorites.
Minnesota has had a lot of time to think about the loss to the Sabres, having the weekend off due to NHL postponements. It’s not the end of the world either, as goaltender Cam Talbot still played great stopping 38 of 40 Buffalo shots. It was a nice bounce back after allowing 5 goals to Vegas the previous Sunday.
What the Wild really need to do Monday is get their offense going, as they had 4+ goals in 7 of 8 wins during their streak, but have been held to two or less in two of the last three games. Minnesota is #2 in the NHL with 3.6 goals per game.
Dallas Stars
It’s got to be a relief for Dallas to snap their recent five game losing streak, but now it’s time to focus on stacking up wins. The Stars were favored in four of those five losses during the recent stretch and the 4-3 OT win over Chicago on Saturday was much tougher than it should have been as -198 favorites.
Dallas is 10 points behind the 1st place Wild in the Central, so obviously a win on Monday is a double-dipper. The Stars are a really streaky team, as their five straight losses were preceded by wins in 7 straight. Is it time to get in on Dallas -120 and ride out another winning wave?
Rick Bowness has alternated goaltenders in each of the last six games so it will be interesting to see if he goes with Braden Holtby, who is up in the rotation, or Jake Oettinger who helped navigate the win over the Blackhawks and stop the slide?
Both Dallas goaltenders have allowed 3+ goals in two of their last three starts, so Minnesota is licking their chops regardless of who is between the pipes.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Wild are 4-0 last 4 vs. Central
- Wild are 8-3 last 11 overall
- Wild are 5-2 last 7 Monday games
- OVER is 9-1 in Wild last 10 playing on 1 days rest
- Stars are 9-1 last 10 home games
- Stars are 9-3 last 12 as a favorite
- Stars are 1-5 last 6 overall
- Wild are 4-0 last 4 head to head
Free Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild NHL Prediction:
There’s value on both teams here, the Stars are great at home and Minnesota has been pretty solid regardless of where they play. This could be the start of another lengthy winning streak for Dallas, but it’s hard to trust their goaltenders right now.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Wild EVEN
Better value on the Wild ultimately.
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Tanya says
I’d Be On The Over 5 1/2 If The Wild Were Coming Off 1 Day Of Rest.