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The Seattle Kraken (1-1-0) take on the Dallas Stars (2-0-0) Sunday. Puck drop from American Airlines Arena is set for 8 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Kraken vs. Stars odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Dallas won 3-0 last season.
The Kraken secured their 1st victory of the season with a 5-4 shootout victory against the Minnesota Wild Saturday night. RW Jordan Eberle netted his 1st 2 goals of the season
The Stars shut out the New York Islanders 3-0 Saturday. G Jake Oettinger saved all 34 shots that came his way. C Tyler Seguin scored 2 goals in the game. The Stars lost D Matt Dumba to a lower-body injury, and he’s likely out for this game.
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Kraken at Stars odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NHL odds. Lines last updated at 12:25 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kraken +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Stars -165 (bet $165 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Kraken +1.5 (-160) | Stars -1.5 (+135)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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Kraken at Stars projected goalies
Phillip Grubauer (0-1-0, 3.09 GAA, .880 SV%) vs. Casey DeSmith (12-9-6, 2.89 GAA, .896 SV% in 23-24).
Grubauer suffered a 120-second barrage from the St. Louis Blues in his 1st start. All 3 goals came in 1:55 as the Kraken fell 3-2. He stopped 22 of 25 in the process. Grubauer faced the Stars once last season and saved 27 of 30 in a 3-1 defeat.
DeSmith is slated for his 1st start of the season after coming over from Vancouver in the offseason. He had a solid campaign and was pretty good in 2 playoff appearances, going 1-1-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .911 SV%.
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Kraken at Stars picks and predictions
Prediction
Stars 3, Kraken 2
Moneyline
Both teams are on back-to-backs, and Seattle has the edge between the pipes. I still give a slight edge to Dallas, but I wouldn’t bet anything close to -200 with their backup in net for the first time.
Instead, I’ll take JASON ROBERTSON OVER 2.5 SHOTS ON GOAL (-110). He had 5 SOG Saturday and 3+ SOG in 2 of 3 matchups against Seattle last season.
Puck line/Against the spread
I don’t have enough faith to take the Kraken straight up, but KRAKEN +1.5 (-160) is within range for me. The goalie edge that Seattle has is pretty glaring, but the home-ice advantage puts Dallas over the top for me.
Over/Under
Each team is 1-1 O/U thus far. The Over has cashed just once in the last 4 meetings between the clubs. Neither team is really clicking offensively yet. Take the UNDER 6 (-120).
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