Dallas Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings odds, tips and betting trends
Two teams in the top half of the Western Conference standings hit the ice when the Dallas Stars (25-12-5, fourth in conference) host the Los Angeles Kings (21-11-8, sixth) at American Airlines Center on Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET.
Dallas secured a 3-1 road victory over the Chicago Blackhawks its last time out on January 13.
Los Angeles won on the road in its most recent game on January 15, 5-2 over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Get ready for this matchup with everything you need to know about Tuesday’s hockey action.
- Favorite: Stars (-138)
- Underdog: Kings (+116)
- Over/under: 6.5
- Dallas has won 24 of the 40 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Stars have been victorious in 17 of the 23 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -138.
- Looking at the moneyline odds, Dallas has a 58.0% chance of winning this contest.
- Dallas’ games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 27 of 42 times.
- In the past 10 games, the Stars have gone 5-4-1 (70.0% of possible points).
- They have averaged 4.1 goals per game (41 total) over that span.
- Defensively, the Stars have allowed 27 goals (2.7 per game) in those 10 outings.
- The Kings have claimed an upset victory in five of the 10 games they have played as an underdog this season.
- Los Angeles has gone 2-1 when sportsbooks have made them underdogs of +116 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Kings have a 46.3% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).
- In 37.5% of Los Angeles’ previous games this season (15/40), the teams combined to score more than Tuesday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
- Over the past 10 games, the Kings have secured 40.0% of the possible points with a 2-4-4 record.
- They have averaged 2.7 goals per game (27 total) during that time.
- Defensively, the Kings have allowed 28 goals (2.8 per game) in those 10 matchups.
