Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg, and the Nashville Predators will face off against Tyler Seguin, John Klingberg, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center in a divisional showdown. The puck will drop at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 10, and it’s being televised live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars Odds
Nashville (-140) is currently favored over Dallas (+120) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals. The line for betting that total stands at -115 for the over and -105 for the under.
Nashville is 12-3 straight up (SU) and has earned 7.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 15 regular season contests, eight of its games have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. The Preds are 7-0 SU as the road team in 2018-19.
Nashville has converted on just 14.8 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s ranked 26th in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked 21st overall, and it’s successfully killed off 77.6 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 27.9 saves per game with a .949 save percentage, Pekka Rinne (7-1) has been the best option in goal for Nashville this year. If it chooses to rest him, however, head coach Peter Laviolette might turn to Juuse Saros (6-2 record, .917 save percentage, 2.50 goals against average).
On the other bench, Dallas is 9-7 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 0.8 units this year. Through 16 regular season outings, eight of its games have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just two have pushed. It’s 6-2 SU as the home team this season.
The Stars have converted on just 23.8 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 11th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.6 percent of all opponent power plays.
Ben Bishop (27.6 saves per game) has been the primary selection in the crease for the Stars. Bishop has six wins and five losses and has maintained a 2.40 goals against average and a .921 save percentage this year.
Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars Betting Predictions
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Notes
Betting Trends
The total has gone under in four of Nashville’s last five games.
Over Nashville’s last ten games, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 6-1 in those games).
Nashville skaters notched 21.0 hits per game last season, while the Stars forced 22.7 hits per matchup.
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