Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild odds, picks and predictions
The Dallas Stars (9-3-1) meet the Minnesota Wild (5-7-2) on Sunday at XCel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET (NHL Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Stars vs. Wild odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Stars were in action on the plains in Manitoba on Saturday, taking care of the Winnipeg Jets by a 3-2 score in the front end of a back-to-back. Dallas has won the first 2 games of the 3-game road trip by a combined 8-4 score. The Under is 3-1 in the past 4 games for Dallas.
The Wild were on the short end of a 3-2 score in Buffalo on Friday night, and Minnesota has dropped 2 in a row by a combined score of 7-3, while going 2-5-1 in the past 8 games overall. As an underdog, Minnesota has won just once in 7 tries.
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Stars at Wild odds
FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:27 a.m. ET.
Stars at Wild projected goalies
Jake Oettinger (0-1-0, 5.00 GAA, .833 SV%) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (3-3-1, 2.75 GAA, .898 SV%)
Oettinger allowed just 2 goals on 29 shots in his most recent start Thursday in a 5-2 victory in Columbus. Backup Scott Wedgewood started in the front end of the back-to-back, saving Oettinger for the game in his native Minnesota.
Fleury allowed 3 goals on 27 shots in Thursday’s 4-1 loss against the New York Rangers. Despite the loss, he has allowed 3 or fewer goals in all 3 of his assignments so far in the month of November. He was 1-1-0 with a 3.87 GAA and .896 SV% in 2 starts against the Stars last season.
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Stars at Wild picks and predictions
Prediction
Stars 3, Wild 2
The STARS (-115) are in a tough spot, playing back-to-back on the road, but if any team can handle it, that team is Dallas.
To make things a lot more favorable, too, Dallas saved its best goaltender for the 2nd half of the back-to-back, so the tired legs for the skaters will at least have a fresh, top-notch goaltender protecting the back side.
The Stars have won 4 of the past 5 meetings with the Wild (-104), and Dallas is 5-1 in the past 6 on the road. On the flip side, Minnesota has dropped 6 of its past 8 games overall, while going 1-8 in the past 9 when playing on a day of rest.
The Stars +1.5 (-210) are too expensive on the puck line if you cannot pick Dallas straight up. It’s never a good idea to eat this much chalk, especially on a puck line bet.
PASS, and just play Dallas on the money line.
UNDER 5.5 (+106) on the puck line is a solid play, especially at plus-money.
The fact it is Oettinger, and not Wedgewood, in goal for Dallas helps a lot. The Under is 3-1-1 in the past 5 meetings in St. Paul, while going 6-2-1 in the past 9 battles overall in this series.
