The Colorado Avalanche (34-20-5) visit the Dallas Stars (33-16-13) at American Airlines Center Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Avalanche vs. Stars odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Avalanche are coming off a wild 7-5 loss at home against the New Jersey Devils Wednesday, a setback which snapped a 6-game winning streak and 8-game point streak. Despite the high-scoring game last time out, the Under is 4-2-1 across Colorado’s last 7 games.
The Stars routed the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 Thursday. Dallas has picked up at least a point in 4 straight outings after an ugly 0-3-2 skid from Feb. 11-22. The Over is 3-1-1 in the past 5 games for the Stars.
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Avalanche at Stars odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:05 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Avalanche -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Stars -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Avalanche +1.5 (-260) | Stars -1.5 (+210)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -125 | U: +105)
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Avalanche at Stars projected goalies
Alexandar Georgiev (26-12-4, 2.57 GAA, .921 SV%, 3 SO) vs. Jake Oettinger (25-8-10, 2.29 GAA, .923 SV%, 4 SO)
Georgiev turned aside all 31 of the shots he faced Monday against the Vegas Golden Knights for his 3rd shutout of the season. He finished off February with 5 consecutive wins, while going 6-1-1 with a 2.45 GAA and .929 SV% in 8 starts in the month.
Oettinger allowed 2 goals on 20 shots in a 4-2 victory against the Arizona Coyotes Wednesday, kicking off March on a high note. He is looking to carry over the momentum from February when he was 3-1-3 with a 2.48 GAA and .921 SV% in 7 starts.
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Avalanche at Stars picks and predictions
Prediction
Avalanche 4, Stars 2
Moneyline
The AVALANCHE (-110) are worth a look in this road game in the Metroplex.
Colorado topped the Stars in Dallas back on Nov. 21 in a 3-2 shootout victory, and the Avs belted Dallas 4-1 in Denver on Nov. 26 — and that’s when the Avalanche weren’t playing as well. Colorado is rounding into championship form lately, and the Stars will not offer much resistance here.
Puck line/Against the spread
The Avalanche +1.5 (-260) will cost you more than 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s quite expensive if you require a little bit of insurance.
If you like Colorado, just bet it straight up.
PASS.
Over/Under
The OVER 5.5 (-125) is a little bit expensive, and the Under has cashed in each of the first 2 meetings.
However, Colorado has scored 3 or more goals in 9 straight games, going for 38 total goals during the span, or 4.2 goals per game (GPG).
It’s been all about the Under for Dallas lately, but the Over is 3-1-1 in the past 5 meetings against Western Conference opponents.
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